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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) j4 ?" }1 C6 u2 `0 {- a! f2.    钱挣海了 coin money

" N  `7 o7 x7 P: `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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/ W$ ?' M( F6 f' a5 P; j" e- LLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

4 o% o7 _) e& f- A- i) M3.    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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+ j9 {3 N! C' r& s" ?9 w; vLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

% j' i& s# i) e+ O4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

3 `+ m6 H$ z- l- a" TMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

. n' T) k6 n, ~你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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# x1 B5 x" o1 n6 F4 {8 YYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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) s9 j1 F% w4 v* g: t7.    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

9 E0 C) A: T# u2 V# f; CThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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4 x" a8 D* r% P1 [" N  ~& v# `: }  a+ J4 `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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Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

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

1 @* y  h" ~: e, {/ @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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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

8 \, @- f$ M% k, }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。

, l2 N+ ~" ?9 iEating 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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* W2 e2 j" ?$ z" w4 x% b! c12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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& B* j4 l# ~$ RI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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; a0 T& x" [$ ^, b7 ?) _13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

' d! Z1 x! ~5 n4 d一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

0 V6 w6 z7 \- c4 D1 b' ?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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$ L; K5 k2 s# p9 C# eThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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0 `+ V& C$ s2 ?6 w: ~0 ^15.   婚外恋 a double life
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* |. _. |  m5 r5 c6 P$ d 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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+ P5 y5 n0 Q4 \/ ^; M, yPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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. [  r8 h% Z! F; U/ Q: p+ P9 M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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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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$ v! t1 t5 ?% P% D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

0 H* t3 p" c4 o6 ^8 B3 FThe 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。

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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19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

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
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他的那部车买得可真便宜
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. ^; b7 J3 I" ?: p* \. s% u$ UHe bought that car on the cheap.
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: A2 C2 d( e+ l) q4 j! a  P21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

( Q6 ~/ ?0 C! O$ i7 A1 |! Z那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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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。

. u# p0 r8 r( F) J/ m5 e" Z6 J$ ?$ ^4 ?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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' S( L4 L* C; S( Y# z0 Q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?

2 T1 U; z+ V9 X1 b$ ^8 }24.重要约会a heavy date
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4 U, O/ J; _# S2 C/ W她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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25.向……求婚pop the question to

3 e" e" l% h: \* w1 x/ |. P3 X8 V# H2 ~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。

2 ]6 i& p* \$ K& UWhen 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

/ C6 f" t$ c" [8 d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

; L; ]) N) T6 a* S6 u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，

+ L: R) J# Z" K0 n. Y! g3 LGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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. z/ [, I4 D) ]  R) I6 g( X29.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.

; C! B, ~- j. A7 `4 D+ E30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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4 c1 A6 _: z& S/ \5 c7 f9 `他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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3 H5 s! L6 X5 l, [' D: w. j' \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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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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9 g1 w/ I! ^% d( {% {7 T 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

他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

' K( Q* p, k5 [3 MShe’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

. N; A5 N) F; e4 R, ~7 m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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( Y. ?; B0 f' h34.零花钱 pocket money
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) Q( o# O( w0 u8 }) q4 n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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/ X! @) b; K$ [( c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 .
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( x& N6 G  @+ H9 M% N( M5 q+ W36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

" H! D. g3 Q2 S3 |0 _+ F他和她一见钟情。
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5 E7 n+ b1 W! S' ]$ H, Q6 QShe took shine to him on their blind date.

7 a3 Q" H/ y9 Y7 h# a5 J+ _3 J$ ]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

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

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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.
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5 T8 F& K- P5 V# l% i# @# O: ^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.

40.装修房子spruce up
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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.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

7 U2 e9 D2 A* l; i8 e近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

# {2 o( z2 H- \4 L& WIn 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

有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

" M& V5 G- Q$ U0 a2 o$ e- A; mIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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43.有家室的人 a man of family
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他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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, t2 C* V# G$ A' y7 `: QHe’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

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

: C! q* d" v  ^  EXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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9 ]# m; f) Z  e) c: ~45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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5 h' u  p: S& c1 W虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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% z" [0 W4 s0 X) E/ PAlthough 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

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

# r' v8 _8 e8 X' kShe is a lady without encumbrance.