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。

: P- J- f* f/ z$ j/ w  }" a7 ~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。

+ {: U! u9 L( jLao 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？
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; X  m/ N/ R+ F& @: Z4 A, T2 p: HLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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' S0 O* a0 b# R2 {9 E# y* @' M钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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: k& U0 v- c9 x; `Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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, D/ }2 D/ n/ B3 J# c$ U( y4 S5.    没钱 be broke
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& ~, s- s# S: {我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

. j- ~% c$ }2 J# @( Q" _5 I/ K6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

5 z# N- F8 Q3 @$ b5 @8 T6 v你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

+ f* d) Z! A6 ^4 ZYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

, i& k" h: `! H; v; u* x( ]% `7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

9 n8 q; W* v' t8 \( g9 HThat 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。

3 g9 `1 g% j# b* G  a- H2 M 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

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.

10.   发财 rake it in

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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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  x/ t% W4 }! r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

2 [+ D2 _# c7 A  f$ n我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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0 z7 z4 ~' Q% M3 C+ Y" CI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

8 ^* |; l2 Y! x8 X6 M' x7 J5 wSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

/ a$ O8 x' z6 V' V6 t) h14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

% z: P5 p3 y- U; \& j/ j据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

8 a/ O  o" m. o5 VThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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: g5 n, l7 [0 A  ?3 e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.

2 R7 I; ?! F; E17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

+ n; I' ~! U- ^+ w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.
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6 `6 K- I. ?8 {18.   嫁妆marriage portion

' ~& J4 ]* k/ C2 a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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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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6 s9 E2 j! |2 D8 K) u在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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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

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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7 k& a6 W& F& Y) T8 U21.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。
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) }6 [/ {/ a- H4 wThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

" o+ r) J  E5 J7 T' q7 c22.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。

3 n2 I9 U; c% s7 k: q) bWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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2 U* j3 Z3 ?) Z* R6 t+ ^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？

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

, L$ |: N) s- O/ O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.

/ Y- q& E( Q; x5 G1 l25.向……求婚pop the question to
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; g. p; u* c; ^$ ^# j2 ]3 S) \2 c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.

) s5 Y/ R/ b* s% o* P26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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2 j+ m! C( r  ?' \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

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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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，

Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

29.开价 make a price

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.

" e& [5 w3 J% _0 X: u# p30.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。
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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

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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32.正经人家 a respectable family
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9 M" \- ?& ~' P7 t$ j6 o2 u5 p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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3 J  U& O+ k+ h5 G3 KShe’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

7 j2 f0 z4 _5 I$ q( g. ZIt 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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% P) h2 @' E0 K: x我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

* ~0 C' M' m* |- E  `3 I" j6 A7 eI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

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。

' x3 V8 d, t* BFrom 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。
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6 ]1 W6 l2 U! d5 }- ]! X( {She took shine to him on their blind date.
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) H" H& ]; r' }3 p8 @5 W37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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8 d) ?9 d2 k% |2 X许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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& o5 q) U" h, y- Z5 Z& X. v+ kMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

2 O0 g6 ?) I  [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。

8 m$ q+ D0 A/ P$ m, TIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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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

- ^8 `8 S8 e7 \8 N" V' `$ RThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

7 |6 K/ O4 n5 t  \We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

  Q* S! K8 `! e! c4 C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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8 A( ~7 S1 b  V  Y42.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。

% {. w8 P3 k7 P% O4 Y# FIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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  e2 H0 a: K; _43.有家室的人 a man of family
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1 F4 `* m: T. s$ D$ A他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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4 X: t5 r+ P& L( ^8 h6 r! Q" \1 P1 vHe’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
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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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- T3 Z- I, S' L! d* p3 i% Y45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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  r# K6 `, B+ L  T" D8 V- m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

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.