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.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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/ l8 @" E) m; j- `4 H6 |; \0 P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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Lao 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

& ~& C- X: i4 n! z老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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: t: j% H3 W! n, o1 n; mLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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- _- b: E: ?. x2 l1 x1 Y钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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. }- G- I9 c* Q' }5 ?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.

/ ]# t) P6 `- K: o4 N0 g7 q8 g. E6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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5 C, p" _1 R3 y& G7 [9 B: z) z你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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" x3 {; S7 ?; cYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

8 f$ R) o1 g) Q  R# E- }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
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$ O3 H. }; x9 l, K% W  D) fThat shop is plain a clip joint!

% M  d$ R: U7 {/ q& d7 t; K8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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; S" n8 @. K8 a1 e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。

" g/ ~7 z+ d) ^1 K  }- M5 k; z% | 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

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.

10.   发财 rake it in

! v8 R$ q/ m" F* e2 J它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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+ R6 b/ v* w3 `% }He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

% K0 }6 d; Y7 h# U1 g* n) X11.   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。
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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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' E( |9 T3 w, @9 D我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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/ D9 o& X+ z+ J9 K# S! nI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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, z- I, \% R0 s/ b& \13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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4 o7 W/ J. V. E% P. U* K一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

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

据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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$ s9 G# n. T3 I1 U3 H$ R15.   婚外恋 a double life
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. ]  E0 A0 u' s, V6 \( Y7 ? 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.

16.   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。

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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2 X, C! t' M. o3 Y3 H7 t18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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  \7 u9 X2 }0 |! y; @" O离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

; u8 _! W, z/ |0 t5 o, {On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

" o& N0 _$ M( t3 P- U7 w; q19.   外快side money

2 t- _* n9 I  \) M3 D& O7 V/ N在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

$ u- d4 ]( a5 iLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

1 ^. R! M; p( _20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.

) _) i! F) v$ a8 I1 [21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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3 W( U3 q  U, {! h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.

0 \% B* c" [+ N& v5 g8 _: g, P22.调情 make a pass at someone
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当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

" j, V1 |/ b, s, u" ]3 G1 uWhen 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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$ |6 S$ A0 {! D# u0 t* P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？

/ \3 S  \% d/ M2 oHe 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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9 m' J6 T* S, a1 x9 _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.

25.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。

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.

- }0 m  t# `* v/ |4 g26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.

0 b5 t7 I% W$ _. m7 Y27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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/ {* w. {. ?6 G$ {. g* h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?
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8 {* z$ g0 w( \28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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+ L* u: x8 W( `: m) z; o  [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
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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.

6 x$ c4 B# g8 B6 |  R; F30.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。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

) j& p& J) X/ o6 p# \/ 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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* x9 O1 {5 b' v: } 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。

5 y' E: q4 a* M; KShe’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

2 Z' D( K6 z5 z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

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.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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4 n* f( ~7 g. d, Z6 h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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From 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
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$ Y9 u2 \  M( M& c2 Q他和她一见钟情。
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6 h; J+ p0 [+ L* U' ]She took shine to him on their blind date.
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* n. g# Z+ M( S7 u% V- P37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

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。

0 ^! }0 N8 A# B3 A  E9 G* M' J/ HIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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39．旧情人an old flame

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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" ~; y: p4 w" p5 |+ \& d, |40.装修房子spruce up

  G8 s% l8 r* G9 ^5 I/ ^3 ?这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

4 j  c$ ~6 X5 s2 F' I, LWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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6 T$ V* H# Z' m/ T8 V! w. R! a+ Q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.

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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3 n' E5 K; |5 xIt’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
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他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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/ Z' d; Z8 r: f, gHe’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

) n& }' s9 J) y6 r1 z小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

. {2 d5 j2 T$ Z" F0 i$ B1 f0 j% d3 r# ^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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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.