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.
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4 L. M' }3 N9 q. I2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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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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7 l4 @; s+ H. a+ l% w' o/ i) c0 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

7 j1 u! k) U. {老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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6 j: }/ p* G! J. ULao 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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钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

+ E) F& s; u( `. z( t( VMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke

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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你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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- a3 ^# z) m) s0 VYou 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

That shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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( g2 W, {7 O1 J/ \2 A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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4 L+ C% O" @5 D( k1 j1 a 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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( |, [- J) t3 D* }, ?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

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.
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0 Z# N( v9 f2 F: l/ `10.   发财 rake it in
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0 d, _. a+ ~3 P$ l: [它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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' m( }. S, t. T2 P8 t' \He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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* b2 z( o. q6 g/ [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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- _0 |8 Y0 X3 ~6 L8 @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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12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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, k+ g/ [: S2 B5 r; I% M1 v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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1 p1 @4 W9 o( i* D1 ~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
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' k1 R/ k1 u1 C2 ]Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

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

+ E$ @' [: R8 h1 d( Y4 u- wPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

7 J. Y3 R. ]! U1 P4 m( w1 J* p& k1 v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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) u) {5 q' U8 q% z: uI 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.

4 F1 N& y! D; `# l) Z( R17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

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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) B( p4 I( @- t+ U! L2 \! aThe 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。
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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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$ A0 _- c* d) v* A) B9 ?19.   外快side money
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4 c* s  M* t$ A, M7 I1 [5 T在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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5 Y# f. `1 s( ]4 c7 p2 ~5 E$ sLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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( i; p. Q4 u" s' Y2 h" t* \: T; p) Y20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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, [: _0 i. O" H9 W- c他的那部车买得可真便宜

+ S0 g0 X+ O% L! A$ e- mHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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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.

22.调情 make a pass at someone
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8 F; [: ^4 k: p1 K7 ^3 ?当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

9 o# U# n1 s% iWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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. H1 U* E  F4 A* j3 u23.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?
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( r5 y. \: ~# k; W24.重要约会a heavy date

她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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* ~, Q, K9 ]% A$ }9 A8 A) \5 lShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

- y) }; U4 N+ a" H# s4 w25.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。

2 ~& P; E; p# C5 L0 H8 k) ^- hWhen 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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. Q! R; \& p* R$ ]26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

: m$ j2 x% B1 u% _% S$ [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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: g6 u5 I- s1 Z, z; H3 n0 {27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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8 f# Z$ `( |+ H1 L/ ~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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/ O  S$ m$ O: b" ?) [5 w- pHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

/ F' i3 W% b6 q28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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7 A( P) ~5 v5 b5 E+ I' g2 z2 g一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

5 E" @8 V: A) |! |& V, r7 M1 H  n! DGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

! V6 h9 [6 [% a2 C; N29.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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' H& B' z. R) H! NI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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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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7 \4 x* D' B# h! p6 D: G  LHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

6 g3 k' F1 S" D5 c  r" f8 ]" f3 H* K公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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- e9 U4 n/ M* Y7 c  Y+ N; w It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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, B- L. W# M5 t/ o& T1 N32.正经人家 a respectable family

- T* y0 {4 d& x7 q9 k5 T他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

/ \! R* k7 S; v5 Y0 M+ U# O2 xShe’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

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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34.零花钱 pocket money
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9 k( W! S$ ]2 X6 @$ h1 |我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

' D3 R4 `1 A% i- B* xI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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2 c8 {5 \6 v. `1 i! @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。

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
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他和她一见钟情。
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( F4 r5 l/ b5 z6 Q3 vShe took shine to him on their blind date.

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$ l( J: f) u8 \) h" P" z许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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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。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

; A  h" ~' S8 n, l) Q/ w39．旧情人an old flame
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) N5 B5 w6 _  h0 P1 E5 t8 `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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9 L. B- o$ A7 oThe 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.

7 ?* c! a: j2 F' f41.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

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

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.”

43.有家室的人 a man of family

他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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He’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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5 K: S& Y7 z0 ~  h' _Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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4 H! \; f( V$ q, t虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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% y9 d: G5 n0 L  m6 x/ }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

" H) r. w! b; H8 {5 U" T她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.