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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2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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# I% x% H2 l, M4 {0 L+ z# m这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

$ ~- t. P+ N4 L/ Q# S# FLao 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？

7 @, i, y" [# F9 T7 Z. u$ c5 wLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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1 P: V' J5 _0 y- Z* @1 {4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

: i, A" d- o1 G! x. Q& {钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

7 u7 E6 q: {! W, Z+ UMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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! m: F  S+ i2 }  R" c我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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I 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
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你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

3 S3 X" C+ P7 o5 N5 Q) pYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

5 t& B  D% ^* L; b# T7 |7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

6 `: ^6 _* Z1 I. a  N7 _) O) A那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

. n" H! P0 x1 t8 ?That shop is plain a clip joint!
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  m1 v# Z6 b8 M/ |0 U/ n; I( R8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

; z' s" K; D; J9 E! Z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。

6 \9 |* m* g: o3 ?+ t# c! a Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

, ~+ ^# g) Z8 x3 F1 M. H9 B9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

5 ?% o3 }) D$ ^# a8 Z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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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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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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! L5 m& ?" l( V; L2 cHe 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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这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

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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我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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3 \6 c1 ]% A) h& t! j! dI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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* n' s; ^7 I, B14.   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.

6 @4 {- b- k# D: e5 g15.   婚外恋 a double life
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3 t( |* c/ U" l5 n4 n( o 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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  f3 P( l: Z- a( k0 m3 JPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

1 P+ a, k+ B" O" B/ B16.   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.

17.   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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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
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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。

' S4 z% V9 P5 T2 b9 v  UOn 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

# @* t5 f$ U  L- J9 {5 [. R* O  w在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

% w7 v3 K' ]2 ]& Y9 `Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

8 v; s# D$ n  e: `20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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4 g* `$ O7 ~. }# u3 j% Z他的那部车买得可真便宜

- C* V1 g& x7 U$ r6 }& N3 yHe bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

9 a4 E/ y* n! c5 z* l3 x! K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

当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

When 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？

) h& K& g4 _' M6 j3 H: qHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

4 q$ Q; {0 J2 a) L: o5 Q+ B2 F/ `+ e24.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。

) N  K0 M8 \0 {5 C) k  [! U1 ]She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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) V; F( S( I0 ~$ n2 @0 v25.向……求婚pop the question to
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4 w0 ~; U7 Y  O% z# ~) d' F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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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* F+ f2 m8 V6 H* W" }/ T27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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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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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

  D6 G2 C+ l5 H- r" }" N9 G一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

29.开价 make a price
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- F- H* d" x% u! {6 ?* z4 H我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

( Z- a, k1 A' ~' y+ d! h5 \I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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# I2 |$ s% P" Y# u: s30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

. Y) S; b: b7 K' M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.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

+ ]2 F! y: `$ P) d, a- s3 r. l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.

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

33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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3 @# \. Q% a" b& F! q  E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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34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

# m) f; h* b: W; x! R/ \- M0 v/ |. G. HI 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

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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  X5 E4 h+ d& _$ [5 H' z) PFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

3 c; R3 g& D" L! O36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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- y) f/ P) K' @他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.
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2 I3 X" z6 ^0 u37.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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" ^" t: ^; t, s: {Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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. p+ Q, a. O3 |0 O! k% k( ]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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4 j( o5 Y* |: M2 ?) h- [39．旧情人an old flame

2 v/ L7 \  Q8 e' s" @- L+ S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.
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40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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# k* R1 ^' g/ ?2 ?3 l) |1 uWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

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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+ q2 k9 A9 [9 A! RIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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( `8 }, T2 k" T( R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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5 W5 b1 l# X5 r! e/ |0 aIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

8 ^2 e) U& m" }, B! R' G; ~43.有家室的人 a man of family
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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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( D& @9 C1 }$ _- Y8 }44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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9 a! [3 y4 l, Q, g4 Z6 c# F# z  N45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

# R# O2 Q1 {2 M. _虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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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
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.