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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: ?7 K" C1 u+ V7 ~/ ^I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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; k9 E' {$ K5 ?' N" b0 _2.    钱挣海了 coin money

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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, p% @0 i# N$ ?5 z( p- U* }/ K3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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% R: X- i. d9 _6 A, {$ a, q' s5 ~5 MLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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" \+ a7 y" X$ A. ?0 h: `+ ~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？

' I& }' U8 N: fMoney 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
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I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

9 e# i% D# C- P5 H6 t4 i7 |) n6.    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！
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3 y1 ~1 R! v$ V# F: U/ ]You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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* j0 R1 P2 F7 o. |7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

: U9 f8 p" F. _4 T4 F那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

: x: w; ^% m' x9 [1 E' z, f  ]That shop is plain a clip joint!

* M, k4 Z0 ~+ [, i8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

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

1 x0 c+ K5 ~; S1 @2 @  V11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

- X; D5 C* m  U' {% V( S0 ?+ Z4 |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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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; n/ x8 g0 \( u4 _0 y我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

$ ~& n% [3 _% r6 q+ }" k! h13.   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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: }* p% ?% O3 G& R' o3 e. g( g/ LSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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$ l1 h! r/ j* r5 b14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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8 i; n$ H  m# i% H. v) \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.
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2 a6 K% W5 r; j) R# f, M8 p: E15.   婚外恋 a double life
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& B7 E0 H9 N: Z7 `7 w 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

7 L2 f! u, [- n" r7 zPeople 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

0 t. }# {3 t5 \2 W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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% ?  O- ]- i" k+ 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.
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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

" p, `. r) Z: `! {! S. Z  f) i" _& N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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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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+ a! l' k& B; T+ A7 y在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

( V) a* ^/ {( u! }0 HLao 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

* N. F6 ]. L- o3 R他的那部车买得可真便宜

4 K, O& ^9 ~# X2 z" v& L0 \5 {" }He bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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! M; D  }- s, ]& B2 `4 e* _/ M  E+ F那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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% F2 |& }9 `, c# q4 |; w% WThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

  q$ i, w0 U0 Q* x) V) b22.调情 make a pass at someone

1 I% @! i- K# G% @7 \8 b% Q6 r7 ^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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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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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？
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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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+ {. d' p1 y' K1 r1 w! h5 D) V' ]24.重要约会a heavy date
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! Z- L3 f* Y( t  z  ^. ]她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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. Y; D: ^1 ]7 d2 Z& N% q' YShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

& G) B3 x" v% J3 I25.向……求婚pop the question to

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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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.

; w+ N) Q' L+ c0 b( b  i26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。

8 N" w: M( Z. PShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

* k# t+ e1 P& h8 W+ w- Z8 n27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

' R) n# ]3 F! V( L. v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?

. D* S( v% T9 s5 r' O28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

% ?) x6 X/ Y% f% Q( r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.

29.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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$ _: u% S/ i, P1 x9 II’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

" c$ I: Q1 p0 B3 y7 ?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。
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

/ N7 a2 B3 I2 I5 B- y31.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

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

4 S) ?3 r0 r, w5 L% o他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

+ S1 [$ q$ G6 r- |: b! cShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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1 W/ t. m' Z$ W7 H* Y+ `, O33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

9 e4 c2 o" R# G; Z4 E+ m据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

- K7 r: V* Q$ \2 IIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money

9 P2 ^, H* Q' s6 M/ }9 R' u7 b$ N- d2 \我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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  r1 k' D, O3 X0 g. ]9 R, z% BI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

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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。

+ s& E  G8 `6 j1 m4 B# {9 sFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

$ L( `# g, C4 n/ G) {; Y37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

8 M+ N$ W! U' L  T- R' H许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

6 b1 x3 y# D( r" a% q- O. Y2 R1 v( BMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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; v  H' @9 Q) C$ h0 @; x, BIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame

. E/ B/ q! C/ L" k% U) ~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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! g$ M* x+ U! _& h- R, q! A  |- XWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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/ {- c/ s+ K" S- V# Q. o41.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

: ]9 \# a5 T, s1 S8 R8 Y) PIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.
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0 _. k3 [& x4 w- J7 j! c42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

9 s4 X. W0 ?* }& f/ j( e7 E- P3 ~# @有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

2 ?; j. n( j4 m, E. qIt’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

他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

: `( N' `! U( mHe’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

3 j- R* K' ~9 ^! |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.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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) E6 ^6 T0 {+ V4 B0 ~# ?' D9 U+ u7 X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.

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  c& l0 ~: d0 u  H6 x0 y" f她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.