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.

6 y5 ?$ N2 _9 q. h: q! J2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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- x+ q) ~4 c, m* _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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6 q& d: X1 y1 P1 }" e7 T; LLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

: ?- G5 }% s3 V2 T  P3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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5 m+ a% w7 \0 H, o6 w0 ]老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4 r- _# ?' g. y# g- L4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

1 {! @! K7 b1 h  ^7 M2 ?0 X钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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7 h/ P1 g* R( C4 A1 [  e* l5 Z! @9 }5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

/ d) s# k7 v, L1 K  qI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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6.    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！

You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

, q4 Z( m; u# e* W( m/ C7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

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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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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1 Z  u/ o8 x# P6 U9 i5 S, C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.

& F7 B5 B/ [" h! M; k+ B9.    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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: Z+ i" f) F! K" C9 g6 r8 ?2 WIn 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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, e9 z/ q# e% F% @# M) I, f10.   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
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* A' i# M" q& A5 GHe 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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2 I$ M+ V  @* A# g4 `4 p; Z& @! 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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8 e' u' e9 O8 r3 }5 ^- 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

- Y9 D: e! W3 [1 T12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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* N# {! _' n4 x' [. }我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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  }  B1 D8 b8 p  M3 \  \* CI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

6 ?" v- A2 K  @% T1 t+ m) {9 U7 x13.   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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7 h  n% F7 ~$ d$ b" g0 vSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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+ K& p7 `4 q: P3 u1 C据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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4 }" x- k% r9 j3 T/ n' AThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

% e) J( a2 |; m  X0 f15.   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

People 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

8 m7 ~9 {# r3 S- h% 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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0 a" T4 W% ~! ?! \# e, iI 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.

17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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# |8 ~. {/ k' p3 _0 |5 I& B# K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

% j; c$ M/ u1 wThe 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 q7 O5 p% c4 _* i+ ^+ M! A+ k18.   嫁妆marriage portion

: D1 W! y. N9 R$ l* B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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! E4 [8 c' j( f, G1 o. J19.   外快side money
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4 p' }6 K* ], D+ \4 f% |- G' b在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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- y3 k2 d$ k  @! ]- C8 e1 }, V' }! RLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

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He bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

! Y, c0 x1 I8 M那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

7 l" v# }9 e5 J. D2 CThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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22.调情 make a pass at someone

" U6 T4 ~2 b. o3 z; Y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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) T; d9 M% d9 s6 J/ E9 @- N3 pWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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. R5 \& `* s( |. B: A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
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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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4 w2 G% Z0 ?% R- O25.向……求婚pop the question to
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) z* W* ?. v* t* R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。

: K& v# m# L, RWhen 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。
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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
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: D, H; ^5 k# |) ]3 @你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

8 \2 }5 L, s) e/ H) ~% pHow 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

! V/ P* F' V. L6 ^一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

, P& G8 r# a8 e* u# P2 r  ]Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

9 s; u( E2 p+ |9 @  A2 \) j29.开价 make a price

我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

1 X! |, {3 [" I% `* gHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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# L3 _6 m4 O0 d0 q9 D% q31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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9 D+ v+ b: b  q7 ~4 ~$ F6 M1 I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.

3 c1 ]: |! w3 _: I5 J' \% u32.正经人家 a respectable family

5 D1 b2 Y) G/ r/ k2 W) M" ]9 Y/ R他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

! q$ i# ?( H9 @# d3 Y% C8 v4 G' VShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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/ K  O0 b3 e4 B3 c% W: F33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

4 \! f3 z2 U0 u/ ^5 M* _4 R3 C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.

( m- l" K! u* q  U34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

& p" [: C& G7 l& x9 f4 ^I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

. P' N$ s; k9 Z+ l  J! z35.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。

From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

' Y5 P1 u& h& I, P) E# Q36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。

: |, a# I8 J  v  I3 K9 W# J) t. Q3 b% uShe 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
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Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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+ ?: F- Y" p: p8 m4 M% X8 T38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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* Y# h$ N" X% L- d" U, L据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

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

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

- c/ k9 y/ \6 P1 [' [The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up
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* E% c! t3 D6 \' V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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* i2 e5 g  [" r5 k" Q: |41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

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.

4 ?( o6 A0 ^6 B" K$ c0 Z/ X42.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。

3 L& S7 k- l+ R6 B# z7 }5 eIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

6 M% [% }5 G0 [6 d2 {43.有家室的人 a man of family
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% q( _9 @% P4 ^  g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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+ S/ s* D9 K8 N! ^0 M44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

9 F" L/ p( B! h小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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8 N( J% |9 H3 g& o" \2 X" n* vXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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9 b6 T% S, I  }6 L45.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。

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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6 B. I9 h+ J3 _& @; `46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

' W1 s  i; j" B. VShe is a lady without encumbrance.