趣味英语——如何地道表达：金钱，爱情，婚姻，家庭[转帖]

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1.    跟别人要钱 mooch off someone
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0 P# J- p& i& {" Q0 J% H8 k我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    钱挣海了 coin money

这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。
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Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

0 m6 |5 y. |8 h& y6 p老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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1 R* o! E" X) p) K# s" a: Q) h我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

+ Z; ^0 s9 g9 W3 pI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

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! `) r+ r7 N- u" a  UYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

, L9 \+ Q  E% v2 E7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

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! c- T8 A% T" U4 uThat shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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自从中国对外开放以后，有些农民也成了企业家，而且大部分农民的生活都富裕起来了。

$ ~" w5 g' ^+ ]* z1 h7 @ Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.
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9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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" R0 N0 j$ l, f0 d虽然很多人都已经富裕起来了，可是人有些人吃了上顿没下顿

In spite the fact that many have now become well-fixed, some people still remain in a state that they do not know where the next meal comes.

* R9 t% V& Q8 b; C# m0 b$ j* ?) i10.   发财 rake it in
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0 V5 E5 ~4 z* T  G9 k& M它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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+ y8 v' S$ t6 F  G6 N2 EHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

. V1 t$ S0 V6 T* v" A3 _11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

" p( Y! g# E# p" y8 K$ lEating in this restaurant will cost you an arm and a leg. You’ ll have to pay tens of yuan for even a soup of cabbage and beancurd

- U: X& ~7 t5 A8 z  q1 B12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

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; e( n6 h4 C& `  c据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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6 c0 f6 w9 s2 S1 F  a6 nThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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% g6 c# O& }. Z* S4 n15.   婚外恋 a double life
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5 J7 W/ ~/ i/ \5 P 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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! T+ N- \  A3 c16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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$ I0 _$ o; P; o9 _4 c4 Q听说小丽爱上一个比她大三十岁的老头子。爱情这个东西真是难琢磨。

I hear Xiao Li is head over heels in love with an old man who is 30 years older than her. Love is really a mystery.
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& n& F0 A9 Y7 J. @3 f9 G17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

# H. A% F2 g7 m9 x皇太子放弃了王位，与比自己门第低的人结了婚并到国外度蜜月去了

; z2 x9 B' o. n0 I& M2 dThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.
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18.   嫁妆marriage portion

离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。
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" `3 l, F' N9 J0 {; Q+ t; AOn the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.
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19.   外快side money

: H6 h  ]4 j! X6 m6 X在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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. k9 Q& D: Y! A9 q, k) rLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

$ b& o4 N& k8 ^( B20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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他的那部车买得可真便宜

; U3 n; L  P) f, L; sHe bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

. U5 R: I" ~" S7 i那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

- i. {9 }. N, t/ ~/ _- ?& i- MThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

! u3 M0 X2 J; H9 ]22.调情 make a pass at someone

  ^6 Q' |7 g$ P! b3 q. x  o当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

7 F1 }1 q0 Z; Y" O* u1 _23.花费 outgoings

他一个月才挣300多块钱，怎么能支付得起家里所有的花费那？
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He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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, ?( G. D, U8 {* ~3 Y24.重要约会a heavy date

; p* h+ r7 ]; z, H1 h/ P她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

# W6 O) n: e* n) f3 x25.向……求婚pop the question to

3 H# B# E! o0 {2 U9 _* W8 h8 f7 F他向我求婚时说一辈子只爱我一个人。可是现在呢？情况可大不一样了。
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( t+ l6 t  o+ r; N' x& N( }When he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

0 ^9 Q& ^/ s# J' s26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

5 }$ _# ?0 s  N3 M5 G- Y& Q最后她还是把他给甩了。

0 ~! D+ v* ~- Z% R. j" LShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

; x, M$ \$ ^( X  o; |( a3 _How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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# t8 T3 d" H5 i6 K0 k( [8 U) R28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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8 `' P. ?9 A1 y) LGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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29.开价 make a price

5 |7 B9 R$ C# D: u. c' {我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

1 t  R6 W3 }; C% P1 `I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

0 z* ^# {1 [5 G; j$ e他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

) n7 V4 p9 _) c0 F! d5 j4 M It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

32.正经人家 a respectable family
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: z& I  {* ?+ a- w他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。
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, d; U! D0 X" z" G! z% QShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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3 a& M0 @5 P& ?' e& x) Q据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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- t, @  d+ r) e- \+ o1 n# e. `34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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% ^( Y) g+ }' E: v) q( }( g7 q, Y( t4 a% zI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

4 X, y0 y( w0 L0 o35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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- a0 F4 m3 G2 T6 }3 O& d8 d从她向老板作媚眼的那个德行你就知道她是个什么样的人了。
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From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

- K( `! V2 v; V! p# M* h* ?他和她一见钟情。
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1 G% R8 Q+ l+ s9 R  B+ J/ DShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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* c1 X% F4 E* J0 k% Z# W0 F37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

$ M9 k3 x  c$ z7 B许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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% D. p' \/ r+ z& {$ t: _! `! J38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

) B7 L1 ?# b& l3 U0 n据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

' i& N9 Y8 M2 o" o6 g5 mIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

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昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人
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# h9 n1 U* p& R! I6 dThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up
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, q; |* t/ q  W, c这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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. b- Y$ s! u) O! L0 BWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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( ~- O# c* J( N: ~5 h近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了
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In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

6 `9 f3 a) v! N42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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# X6 V7 w# E( N" ]1 l有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

! o" D. X" N+ F6 \, @/ \It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

43.有家室的人 a man of family
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$ D; m( {; p1 ^) q: F6 }他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

- D( A' Q9 w0 J7 @He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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' A! L7 G) N7 I' t9 z: R44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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) U% {& S1 J. q# s3 Q0 O' ^" m虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.
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46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.