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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$ b- @/ i( ?6 F3 V% V0 U1 [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。

Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

, {- o2 D7 B3 V* ~! X' b3.    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？
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

6 S" g$ ~# O% ?: B2 f* l* d: Z4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

% f& b( J% X; r8 s8 w& FMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

. z6 W# P* t' K( @5 ZI 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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- C* Z0 l7 C2 f- j2 x# S你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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, H6 I5 J- z' E0 o5 _You 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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8 D+ S/ C4 d3 l$ z5 Y! q  L: R那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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: J$ \* A$ \" _That shop is plain a clip joint!
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0 b4 }- G* i+ y8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

) J& X3 ]; B7 H# s, d' ~3 r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。
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Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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1 u( d: D# }' E- n7 q$ m: C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.
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10.   发财 rake it in
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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.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。
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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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

6 B, ~+ m$ ~0 x0 s  J7 ?我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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- O0 v& w" \" kI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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- Z) J0 X* A, f3 A6 k; m' @13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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8 W2 j& |* J4 o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.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

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.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

8 L  I, R/ b! \) {. w* |% v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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8 C6 v, s6 D3 e6 |, q+ d17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

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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The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

# s. I0 R2 q9 R0 U18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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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.

19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

! m% \! j9 I9 a5 r. }Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

- [% O4 H' G- j5 y2 O他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.
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& s$ I  l$ j3 b1 Y21.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.

9 u# b2 a' r4 y% B( h22.调情 make a pass at someone
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6 R: y8 K3 y5 s4 K当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。
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/ j' t8 X2 i3 z; Q$ [When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

0 }# I+ ~. [  V. r' }& [# Q4 c" s23.花费 outgoings
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# }% L2 @' r& t! R0 H9 K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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6 V2 E- a7 Q) BHe 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
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

0 p% Q0 N. K/ `! c' Z/ m* MShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

- T9 x. \* s: s  U. `8 |. a/ j25.向……求婚pop the question to
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3 ^, C) S3 j" N$ Q3 k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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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

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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; F. U) A8 j6 e: w2 aShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

4 f/ F! B: e' G, J27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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. D, K/ \9 A4 X) h你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？
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2 x: P  e% p' I4 m% X1 j- eHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

/ y# x) ^: O. L, MGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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% Y: P% g5 M& o, c; ?29.开价 make a price
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' v6 F* p  |: s! [我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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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.

$ Z3 z9 e3 W* |2 f& W  \2 @0 M& u; J31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

! a" }) f  K5 _3 B公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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3 y( A' g$ V4 V4 D: P* z32.正经人家 a respectable family
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- _5 d- e8 O6 \  z0 \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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9 ?' g9 C9 @) o2 t# g2 `She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

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.
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34.零花钱 pocket money
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( J+ F7 s  h& C1 w2 z& C我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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1 X$ b' l) v! {, S. G# {2 kI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

1 C5 I: ^8 X7 U( c! n$ {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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5 z5 ^5 k& S7 ]7 B* HFrom 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
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他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

& c& d8 A$ v  ~5 |) i. x37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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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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. A+ U8 x3 Z% Z; n. Z  I38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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6 ?) I# X" `3 N% |$ a据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

  Z7 R: O9 G: c1 Q* ]) mIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame

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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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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+ a8 `; l# w* n40.装修房子spruce up

( Q1 I& |3 u8 p% o+ y# `  A; A这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

+ X1 ^- \" d: A' @  G5 e: v41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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; P0 M% y; f- Y$ N3 E有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

& {+ b( t( i7 k" H4 Z& q1 m- N43.有家室的人 a man of family
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- _8 S) j$ M( U5 T7 l他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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+ G8 T% g9 q; o  JHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

3 s& \4 i, ^' g; B44.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.

6 h& X. Z0 O  Q. Q45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

- |- x9 R+ ~8 X$ qShe is a lady without encumbrance.