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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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
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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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; U6 W) @- h0 B3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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" \# k& d, a' {: E. u4 G0 q/ K老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

% U9 M$ N. E5 z' dLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

7 ]; e0 M. E# }' A- d5.    没钱 be broke

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5 @& U3 D9 f% pI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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$ ]9 U! j) b/ [4 Q  Q! ^6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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, D8 A, \' o) u' M' u& gYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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! @8 S& Z+ @# {2 r! D' c7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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5 S) ]! u! {* F那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

" u. H$ c% z) A2 Y% PThat 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。
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9 ?4 [6 y8 o5 N3 k9 T 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

3 [3 k# i, G/ J5 m- q: R" L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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7 r" a- V1 A' |2 L* v1 uIn 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.
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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。
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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

% E2 e; @$ N' ?12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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: v/ B; @0 s+ m/ q. a# a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.

$ |; w" H, q$ |0 C1 _6 `13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

" J2 f8 p1 s4 q8 u. ?一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

% _$ a# \! j9 N8 i0 l2 ySome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

, Z4 c0 r$ \: v: ^1 |2 |14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

- m$ @& [+ g' k; E4 x5 B  ^$ L  o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

* ~( Y0 g! R& H: E! y' M 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

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+ b( X( a5 I2 I" C3 ^8 L16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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  w' D6 d1 v5 C  b6 q5 X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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/ |4 o. Q& ]' }8 {17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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8 |* z% d, ~' z, d& R0 ^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

, Y7 ~0 g# {5 {# @/ rThe 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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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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' f0 D2 w! T- VOn 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

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Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

# x6 v' {' \" y& v: c那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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2 S/ v' t: e  O1 m2 VThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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- T  H' @* z7 Q3 D7 G22.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.
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23.花费 outgoings
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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？

0 }8 g9 v8 }' [% O+ T8 q/ ^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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3 t  i( e* |' L24.重要约会a heavy date

- q; ?( l% T" C* s/ v她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

  ]1 v6 E1 X- W25.向……求婚pop the question to

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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$ C4 m7 t" m  i% i" Y. AWhen 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。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

. \# N  \' n8 K+ m, ~你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

# }" Z- I! M1 n5 ?28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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5 p8 [1 A8 @2 G; }7 q一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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Generally 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

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

他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

3 f: O4 f/ Y& x; o' I& ?; A  x% `3 pHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

4 H9 E* K) ^3 F  {31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

* J" Y$ w  w8 J- h$ Q4 |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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; E* U4 j" N& L$ @- I32.正经人家 a respectable family

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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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

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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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

* u' L4 f/ N% ]I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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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。

From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

  q. {" Q. W9 D0 D/ {% c$ L他和她一见钟情。
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She 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
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5 i8 e' t3 l0 f7 k9 B, @. B1 k8 R/ E0 oMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 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。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

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

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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" w7 J! d1 C* T9 \+ l# A40.装修房子spruce up
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1 I" B1 J# ?* VWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.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.

/ t. }3 N( R0 z1 Z) G: d2 f$ t" U42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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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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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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% X; w, r# s) E4 g% Q! B小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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, {" t* P0 q, _4 h3 g; YAlthough 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。

She is a lady without encumbrance.