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

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.

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!

0 c6 d" q# h6 Z" u; r3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

6 J$ F, ?8 w$ K" @) E* T' @1 jLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

9 F( }  p: e" H9 G; Z. _( |- E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?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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8 j/ S# n% y! ^, y1 n/ BYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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! Z" h- D# L6 `( p  j% `3 V& H那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

# t" `3 \$ L  y$ b5 ^That shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

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。

# p0 P: l" r0 T) U Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

$ w9 e; O, I: c9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

2 ?9 r" p  [( @4 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
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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.
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2 e, h6 E% n5 _( d0 i) Z10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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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。

Eating 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
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8 X' ]6 x! R( r0 s/ _4 L" R12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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0 B/ O& D% z! u& `+ D我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

7 u' D! r% @* s! G  V13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

" o+ h. ]5 v% f# ^8 B& W1 ~3 t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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8 E! P! _: o. r6 P# Y1 Q( n  \14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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8 t: f2 ~( X4 |+ L* A3 A8 U3 E0 h  q据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

! B5 L9 z% c- p0 tThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

4 e5 J, b8 O, I  L: c* |15.   婚外恋 a double life
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我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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9 R: b  Q( g& k4 S! ~6 q16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

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。
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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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! \1 h" ]( M+ n$ j1 ]/ T% y17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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7 ]) S8 j2 g! H% P* e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
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% P0 ?+ g, Z$ H  L( GThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

3 ], P+ u! H! ~+ }18.   嫁妆marriage portion

5 T+ Y  m( F6 N离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

On 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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: J' S$ N3 s  J. t3 H4 ^1 w在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

% \+ I& w* e0 XLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

! r8 t' D' v: y0 F3 p# H9 V20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜
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He bought that car on the cheap.
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+ R+ ^) C, z0 S* H1 W. S21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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# V9 I$ O6 g3 j- O. @0 I2 y22.调情 make a pass at someone

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.

23.花费 outgoings

& |$ d% f6 i6 U# b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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" m8 |% D' \# u7 M( R3 cHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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24.重要约会a heavy date

她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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, e, Z' G/ S# x9 X. l" gShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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25.向……求婚pop the question to

8 [0 B7 ~* H& z8 ?# I/ n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。

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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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1 o6 l! r; G6 A! a7 q, u/ {4 e27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

3 B. o; c) H% Q! c) [你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

) I2 Y' ~8 K* C- ~How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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/ G4 ^% [1 B& R) v28.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，

/ D8 h4 y; ?# ]Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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/ E: }) _- ?1 H& p# v# W2 o8 I29.开价 make a price
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' l/ U8 M/ ^, D/ N' v1 [' f# }% R我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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9 d2 s  b* M3 H; o30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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0 C% K$ v# |! C' wHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

2 w- u) ^& A( G It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

32.正经人家 a respectable family

  }4 C. ]) Q7 P: Q9 k; [他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

4 S7 S% y) N5 ~She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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7 [; e$ U( b* N; J6 w9 ?33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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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.

34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

8 T+ [& Y/ w; O3 |7 p6 J! `35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

2 {7 P7 H0 w4 d9 K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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1 ~6 z7 l9 D" \0 w: ?6 S' UFrom 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

8 v: S$ f6 w: @" v" m他和她一见钟情。

. B: d7 o6 V5 \9 k* ^- GShe took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

) V5 c9 O' e5 H* _" NMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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, K  b1 g: [- D9 x# {% K38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

' x! W' a$ ^; JIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

, S( c' b  P6 ]; e9 g39．旧情人an old flame

, B8 V5 l. a2 @! }& `昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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: Z& V$ W# a' ~1 G' j/ T8 F* P40.装修房子spruce up

8 K# E- \4 \  J* E) e这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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& y+ l# G) Z6 Z' c9 BWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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5 i- g4 E" }  i" `* b8 N41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

3 O7 I5 q: X# v$ VIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。
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It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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7 c6 G& `8 r# J43.有家室的人 a man of family

他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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, y2 V) Q, Y9 u, j* {- F44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

' s; h& U  l* b0 nXiao 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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1 v4 Z' B  W# y6 }% u虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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  {2 {- q; ]8 `. o1 zAlthough 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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$ w' y; ~. _% V: {' l" l46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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! k! u4 s  W. G' t" F她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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! l/ o- R7 p4 hShe is a lady without encumbrance.