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

/ X! _' k! Q4 D+ g8 ^我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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! O4 e* V7 r( n! c2 b/ ]2 @4 l, Y, ZI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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7 |# X- v* @/ P. z  R. E3 \6 W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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5 ^, Y  \6 D( [5 X) n9 K# xLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

4 ], Y8 c& P7 E' s3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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% ?; u2 r* u0 q7 F老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

8 B0 `6 A) T* U% mLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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! H0 p- Y. Y9 {' q" X2 h: o4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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; C9 Z4 m$ h6 ]$ [' s3 Y1 SMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    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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, U; R; h" z5 X9 ]I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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+ U7 H( E, c$ J4 t$ N/ Q6.    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！

# b- i  [) d6 W! ~9 @+ LYou 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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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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, @, B7 Z, _/ [+ h+ g3 ~8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

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.
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' `2 A& S$ O/ o: o+ Y0 }$ [* N9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

7 }; O. F3 |* _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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6 n! ^1 x' H" B3 R8 D7 AIn 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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4 }) k0 f9 T' W9 z) I2 `10.   发财 rake it in

* k% O" z4 k6 E) ?$ j) A, {它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

1 V+ K: A' C* w3 I( _He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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  M, t; }* S0 p  h( P11.   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。

, y9 K; d/ V; z1 y5 Z% c9 EEating 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
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! J2 L# \/ F* g3 Z" b" T12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

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.
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13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

$ d; T  D5 `( E" ?% J) E一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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1 I# I& q5 G( Q4 @6 O2 ]$ \# ^Some 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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; ~1 x5 c" g  \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
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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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5 {4 X& d3 t& x4 q16.   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。
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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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5 _- N  Z8 W' p' }/ Z17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

$ j1 o0 s% J0 l; k; i; L) U/ p# Y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

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

6 Y0 e7 m* z0 u& u6 ^18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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0 \4 w/ m) F+ X离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

. g- h' P8 H" X' mOn 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 }3 r/ R/ i  i. @0 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.
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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
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1 {; M" X3 R* U5 NHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.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.

2 f: _8 z. k3 k# }5 \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。
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; h. A" t$ V; {$ z1 WWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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？
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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?
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24.重要约会a heavy date

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.
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, f8 V) O8 K7 r# V8 I- j4 K* a25.向……求婚pop the question to
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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.
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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。

4 j7 U, s! u& l' hShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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$ B) X" c6 ?" c7 Z( ]27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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$ e1 N6 s* W* s! _& _7 H+ g; X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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$ }0 G' }& T. {  {How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

+ c/ G- Y: `: f7 h. }+ j' C28.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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+ g5 l1 E+ M9 r7 v29.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.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

: g. u) d& g9 }0 }2 p他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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! I; g" S9 P! Y0 B# oHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

! L8 t* e% V; E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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8 y( n! ^6 }) a7 \他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

1 V9 E: Z1 c/ R$ j: H# TShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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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
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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0 Y- }) p8 Z# |2 _0 k/ Q34.零花钱 pocket money

. ^3 D5 R; \) g6 q4 a我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I 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
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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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8 x3 s$ ^( O# i- V5 X; \7 A, dFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

/ d3 T, f' c6 B6 {% ~0 e36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

' Y/ r# D# X0 f他和她一见钟情。

+ |- W8 e& W% zShe 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

2 @1 p% H; y, [3 L9 F: NMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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, Y( G: s" u7 Y0 `, S' Z# @据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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* r+ G2 ]. }- k! i7 ]- z. \It’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
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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

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# _1 w' f) n1 y" z/ a/ m, o0 |+ o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 ]) v; C: r% F4 `& L/ d41.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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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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, z& K5 M) c# e8 a+ f2 G( i+ d7 b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.”
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3 S* Y2 b: e" \; [  Y43.有家室的人 a man of family

- M9 Y3 a2 C% n; q& c# W他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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; F; G8 y8 V  p: M& K: vHe’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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+ m1 I( s6 W6 {4 l  E8 I9 I小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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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。

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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5 s/ j/ Z" f# h46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

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She is a lady without encumbrance.