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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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

- j  _! [- B3 E" S% E" a2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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2 n( F: Y0 [9 y, F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
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老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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  K8 A  c8 p* j" Z9 H; }* fLao 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?
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. I# t3 @) s; J" ~& Z; J5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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3 [# j: w9 k6 h4 c: P* \% Q& RI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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' q  U* q4 Q( P9 }' g6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

5 m% l3 m% p" e( f/ y  I你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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2 q# U0 w/ o+ c) Z7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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& b. w' f2 |0 T( ^) D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!

* ~$ O  ?3 g3 i+ Y" t8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

$ o' i' o- s0 w' M+ ~' T6 \' e1 Q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。

Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

. U* I6 s9 K  D! r) q& K" Z2 [8 Y9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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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

3 T* ]' \2 ?9 A3 O8 yIn 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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7 h) D/ Q8 {* ]5 x1 S10.   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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! F- U2 z" u* e% x) NHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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0 \/ T& m' ^0 S8 K7 m/ \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

3 z  V; X5 L9 j; {12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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8 V6 M, h0 \  Z# [! U$ I+ E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

, R) o7 h. Z- a; O& Y一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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) `  a0 v  K' @2 J4 d2 p/ L- kSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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) }  h) l3 c+ T1 K6 ]; Y; v2 wThe 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.

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4 Y$ s  u) h8 e7 W8 J; \  Q9 U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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) f7 s! ^6 h+ S1 G. }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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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8 n5 n" E3 T8 }4 c% s9 M% b. s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

+ v1 u* P! ^1 i1 SThe 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

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# C( a: _5 R# v. w# T/ z1 bOn 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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1 b# t) W0 N" F0 Q' L6 l1 R19.   外快side money
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

" ], P# v. e; I9 F5 [7 iLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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. M9 m3 t% l/ q( d$ I& {20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

# r) |1 v) T- S$ N. P8 {, v/ s4 l他的那部车买得可真便宜
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& N% h: A; ?' R7 v+ j/ WHe bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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0 W' e9 P$ G# g那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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2 v. }" w8 i1 L- f# FThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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0 V6 N# n2 k$ s3 c) b22.调情 make a pass at someone

6 b: [) b1 ~' t, m; `, _: x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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  q# P% i5 @; E4 T8 z23.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?

24.重要约会a heavy date

4 Q5 r6 w* S& ]6 \; M她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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- ~. [1 z! z# G  E3 h- y$ dShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

& g. O" k9 o7 E4 v; e25.向……求婚pop the question to
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5 G& g* `2 U0 U# \! ^# 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。
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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.
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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。

. T% t- _6 V& i, rShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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1 }6 G  m) Q0 e" H0 J9 Q27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

( s/ }! H8 ~% ?" A2 r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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* a5 t$ ?. w* R( L3 \& v$ N4 H, _4 e28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

. R$ F, h3 T1 b/ W一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

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.
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, j3 ?. U8 B4 Y# b30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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% s- c( ^1 u/ }$ Z& K' ?; I他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

$ y+ U, A7 E9 E0 gHis 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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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.
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% z# w: F- Z  W2 @32.正经人家 a respectable family
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; i& V8 V  F" l# u; O4 k4 h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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- W3 b0 c! O  R5 z7 qShe’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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$ m5 d: I' W# d. }& s" Z据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

) [# a9 r; J& F- `; ~, c; d$ mIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

8 E: K( p; p8 O7 d8 |# J34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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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。
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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

- o+ O; I; h8 \( a# _2 r0 K他和她一见钟情。
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  x4 V- W* p- s9 tShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

0 T- x- ^6 N) L, }: F9 |许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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/ a) T: E) C/ ^; M3 fMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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3 V4 ]! m1 e: g( g% k$ s4 z' F38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

8 Y! x' p; K* J: ~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
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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

1 ]" M; i5 c/ b2 H/ v% V0 l3 P% d! xThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

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# q/ p- J& l, m; p* W' v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.
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4 x5 i. \# c8 }' z# Q41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

. o, P6 e2 C1 h2 e* ]6 y' q6 _1 N1 O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.

; u5 F& J) `5 e- L  N42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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# p) [3 Y7 ]2 P) {: r1 F% q有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

% i( t$ l( [/ L# A, |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

2 n8 O) b2 U/ f" I! Y5 n' X他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

% B; |) p8 k$ Y  M5 PHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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* c0 L9 h4 \( R$ a9 Z# m# i44.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
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Xiao 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

9 N8 y! J# i' n& M# k1 b" |# r- 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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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
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8 T% }, V- W5 @! Y5 a+ s) L她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

8 _% s0 @! v1 G* E+ F" `7 O$ nShe is a lady without encumbrance.