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
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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!

3.    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？

% V/ n' q0 Z4 f3 {: A1 M" CLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

7 z0 ]1 `7 t* @& \6 c+ S4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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  s  T3 B) e) a8 K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?

2 ~  E; [  X7 l3 g: m5.    没钱 be broke

我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

5 p, P# b0 y- Q0 t' |I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

1 L; ?- Q3 P: J$ Y6.    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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) A6 @# O6 `6 M& H( H" qYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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. B! N* L3 {8 o6 h6 {  ^% s  V: \5 l+ r那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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That shop is plain a clip joint!

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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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1 X* b3 d. H- j2 v 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 K$ V8 w. k- |  ]  K- w7 u9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

- }6 A, \- n- i, o+ J7 o, 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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3 M( Z) l3 c" a* h& bIn 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.

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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+ a2 T4 O1 ^  N# l  h4 Z- g  j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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9 K* G! A9 C) h' l5 k4 P1 X$ wEating 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

$ |' ~/ B) A2 P# ~6 J# F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.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

4 r: O2 S3 C4 c1 d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。

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15.   婚外恋 a double life
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8 [3 [# C, H. e+ X  M8 A+ ~2 N  A' z 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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5 H9 ^4 C4 r, R0 Z. p( R* APeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

  b  {' Y; D0 [6 y/ F1 K- ?16.   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。

' P4 w7 _) r6 e" d8 F9 M$ M2 JI 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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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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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$ G* S4 X( s2 G0 }! ]( }1 h0 WThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

18.   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。
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7 a" j9 h2 q0 D7 b; rOn 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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6 ^2 q- A2 G5 k3 v- `) T% l  H; Y19.   外快side money

* n. I* [5 N# L* F3 k' ^在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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' j5 E4 {, g0 M( D7 VLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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他的那部车买得可真便宜
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9 l* [# M7 Z4 X# K0 g6 OHe bought that car on the cheap.
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* R, m, E1 @9 G( g( Z21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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' s8 s% f1 D. I! o3 y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.

22.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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4 K5 W7 B* W% r8 i9 o: v, ~0 s- G23.花费 outgoings
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$ O4 z* T% N# Q- 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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He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

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。
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$ T/ C  a6 i' N6 H4 K4 eShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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6 \# U2 ~  D; S$ g' X: O+ z25.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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: f4 x2 J6 i7 N- ]% B! l4 l* N" rWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.
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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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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

3 x$ p! \( P  \7 k0 b" \! v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?
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% A7 ~! t# I0 B! \5 e! j28.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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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& j; i" B$ d: V7 s+ \+ ^' o7 x% ^7 l29.开价 make a price

" H2 |* Z+ n; z$ N5 o, [6 j& N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.

- C) E# s  [  A, h3 r8 ~30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

3 U2 T5 z* T( T1 U他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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. ^$ V  u: a5 w& }6 H公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

- @9 B- U5 G$ i1 v) p5 n/ R32.正经人家 a respectable family

. u7 ~" D7 B) ^0 l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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  Y) d; u6 B& y  w9 K0 MShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

" i0 L% L: s1 O8 R  u' f2 F33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

; }8 \: {$ N1 L" q2 K3 t  s据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

; {$ f- e% {" n, w5 {+ ?# lIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

6 Q% L8 D6 M9 P( y6 a4 x34.零花钱 pocket money

( p7 K& T0 m% ^* v2 c9 `5 l我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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; k; ?: @) `& l# A' }6 s0 \) @7 {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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3 m; f; f& ~  E8 R( @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。

, D3 l+ [# `9 n& uFrom 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

2 U& U( M3 A6 p2 d他和她一见钟情。

/ a- r  }( n; q, xShe took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

5 I4 v) j8 G; T( E$ c# B$ ~许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

5 i8 s2 e6 |* c0 X38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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1 x) q* A( ?7 T5 C) `据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

* z3 v: u2 u  J" x" z2 ]It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

; l* c& n/ u6 J4 `39．旧情人an old flame

' ?/ C. G; H- C9 r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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40.装修房子spruce up

9 e1 N$ i) I5 o. ~" P3 m2 \$ d; Q这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We 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
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( j1 l! J: F/ `( _0 KIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

1 @% R+ A$ I1 U! |42.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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3 I% j+ B& e& B$ d5 v; H6 Y4 O43.有家室的人 a man of family

! C* e. ?2 o8 E7 A6 B' A% X他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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& f) _+ o2 Q- F; g# X3 U) PHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

) p- [5 Z% i$ {* x) H2 c小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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  H* N# H% C) C: U3 o7 YXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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" B1 F5 J! s# s: u6 {虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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/ ]! B/ _9 N" f  u3 JAlthough you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

0 ]+ J# ]5 A: _6 v1 [46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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1 }( X  |, Q# t, n4 V# b她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.