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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' g8 L3 O! h( l. [8 }; WI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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* ^7 |7 y- b' v  y* V1 S2.    钱挣海了 coin money

7 f7 [. U& t  c$ Q) h# L: y这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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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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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

) ~' B/ j1 q' a, l4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

7 {8 K# K0 W$ `5 w4 n9 K4 m钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

) g* j) ^8 `7 `) eMoney 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.
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( X" {* \+ O. k  N. r  K) b6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

* ]( x; t+ N! j你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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0 ^* G2 p  l$ W& }+ @* kYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

6 O; ?* a( k6 W* P- O" Z4 u8 m那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
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8 F/ K& M* d  m' DThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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# g" m: x8 J& s7 N% W! r8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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3 r/ @( \) j' w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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( P) V+ B; ^9 g; X1 [- K7 a* y1 E 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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7 C( r9 x- R. z% {2 o9.    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
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) U* h" {7 V  H0 T9 x# SIn 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

7 A1 i+ _2 ]: G# y6 j3 Y/ R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.
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11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

8 e; p& s$ Z  y5 D! Q( z这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

1 \) O7 E, S4 R8 m) }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
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' g" p  Z- v1 r2 M& E12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

( y1 O; b4 H, w  A4 |我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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6 N  n2 R0 g1 w! K: P+ t" f9 jI’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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$ o" O3 O5 w4 b一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

7 G2 u' L9 b! {8 k0 C) _# sSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

0 L( r: g4 w$ A: M! s# u7 S0 Y据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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5 q8 ], P' w- Q9 `: ~9 `The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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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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/ K, F1 H" ~, ?, w$ a16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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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

/ H  M$ F- A: L3 U+ V. ?# D1 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.
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18.   嫁妆marriage portion

% ~/ g. L1 A& j; K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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19.   外快side money
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

4 h  v0 S; b* CLao 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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0 \9 G4 `$ u0 R  q9 n1 DHe 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。
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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。

( Z- O+ e$ w. N* {; I* E; lWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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$ e6 ~/ N& U/ t) ^  u23.花费 outgoings

6 {% m' @' f( H: |/ K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
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

& K5 ]- `# ]$ hShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

+ J! J, i7 \! w% F7 Z25.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。
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/ y; y; f0 B) I) L0 r  Q, dWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

- y" u* K6 e* H. i0 J3 c1 D26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

& p/ w5 v; r8 z9 i4 M: i最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.

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？

& U3 W( i" T$ `( {( DHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

* T0 l5 V4 u; R0 a/ x28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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/ B) V6 U3 ~, O$ s$ z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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29.开价 make a price
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我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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5 b9 n2 @% v$ m9 P: f4 d+ ]I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.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.

/ w  ]+ L( ~6 _/ K31.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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It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

32.正经人家 a respectable family
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他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

1 D* j" N+ M* l# G33.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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( y* x: H' f3 @& Q2 w0 @. e# LIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

# v4 _6 {: ~) C) F1 l5 [$ Q34.零花钱 pocket money
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+ _0 T6 Y" ?9 R; ~! O2 k" {+ k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.

6 |$ N: X9 T) q7 w) U" }: Z; ~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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5 A/ p% w' y' |. a, m( @+ HFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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- v+ x4 \7 s8 Q$ a36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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5 s$ h$ T) B0 |他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.

2 Q! X( \5 D- @/ b. c5 U: n8 H37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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, p8 F: u/ v4 ^Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

& h0 ]% y( u' ?, Y% c据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

6 V& j) O+ z' x: w% @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

The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

40.装修房子spruce up
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6 X2 P! Z9 C! U0 k% c这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

" z! h" e+ n0 h2 J) X* O8 |41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

% d5 K0 r2 ]% _  |+ J4 s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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$ u; {2 T6 {. ]3 R0 v" @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.”

* Y: W1 g( g5 e  }6 t% {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？

He’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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* g) M% H9 |& c. L) K6 J; H小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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  j4 X: z/ C& {: {6 t" B. YXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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0 G6 g0 r4 O3 g; R) n5 N5 T1 V. _45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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' N( \2 a! n  X1 Z3 ?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。

. |; D" e8 I9 }9 p: `She is a lady without encumbrance.