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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. q4 I7 _) f! `" h5 T0 b2.    钱挣海了 coin money

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, c5 T+ J% s# Q! D, s) }$ f8 oLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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4 M3 l* q. i8 @6 S1 D+ p3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

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/ n2 J5 S# q" e4 f1 H6 h& g8 Y6 PLao 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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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?

5 r8 }% G  X5 B; J$ v- Y5 V$ ]) q5.    没钱 be broke
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6 Q; p, j8 R8 ]9 p( U/ d* t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.

6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

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' G( o! }5 N" m6 T; U: l; @% [/ xYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    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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  T% Q+ k; o2 M. Q, K9 o( N1 oThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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  i* f' r) T) U: I7 `$ d7 V* d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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) j( l+ ~* X& }# P, b 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

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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10.   发财 rake it in
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- G6 X7 K+ \8 G0 V2 d4 `它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

He 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。
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  J, w7 l! y; ?8 D. T8 WEating 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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; H3 g# q# ?9 U  Z: Q9 L9 n: f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.

. }' y5 {2 N) q  d  }13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

. c, _: ]7 s9 L6 \/ j7 w* Y7 ASome 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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' I+ j1 ]8 `7 I" r9 O8 O: _据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

# }: y4 B# P0 T. gThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life
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; F" X* p& W' B( Q3 ]1 F+ o 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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7 I( d# b7 a  p7 y- I) w% Y5 PPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

, b% q2 @  a) h9 ^5 H6 d1 v16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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8 f5 j% V( C4 `8 D# i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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& \: P7 H' h. [- M7 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.

! L- z5 L3 |. A6 Q8 f" \& E17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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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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! j8 U* z. n! Y: C; ~! \离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

, N8 _8 y* @" K! Z) j0 t2 |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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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

Lao 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
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8 V, k0 I8 v. S* r7 t3 ~他的那部车买得可真便宜

9 P6 \* l- e$ F; _: D. d1 B) ?He bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

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.
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22.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。
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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.

23.花费 outgoings
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% E+ `6 t" L8 R+ _* a8 N  N' p, u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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. B- x7 Y9 m% LHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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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。

1 {2 ^$ k( o5 o4 m2 rShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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25.向……求婚pop the question to
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' s! r/ \3 ~8 F, m4 T+ t7 j- b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。

- l3 V' ~& B! ?" F) OWhen 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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2 Q' A/ r: n* B) [5 ~& u1 l$ B26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

! {5 }- d) [& H8 o- J- I* R3 J: V最后她还是把他给甩了。
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& I. n( r4 R) a$ D9 n; w( _$ E) W- ]She had as supposed given him the air at last.

! c# I  g5 [* E" K27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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# U! J5 n9 o2 G2 w: _你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

% x* I. h, X# w4 F' R1 c3 }. PHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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. y/ s9 D0 X( S* [28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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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.
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29.开价 make a price

+ C. X: H( C# K& a% X我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

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。
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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7 |0 Y& u5 s8 y: y& \) M31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

( K$ _2 L" [/ S& P7 x* c公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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+ U0 O. X# G- p$ i" A8 G5 X0 [ It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

+ `# e8 S1 _0 |9 e& ?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。

! D$ `. g( c$ U. ?2 \: j1 DShe’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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据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

1 j, u# C0 Z! h  r1 ]It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money
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, m* w$ K. \" A& T我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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% O7 {4 K5 l& B2 nI 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。

1 }2 n# r; `* f7 VFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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# K# e8 e; u2 L9 Y, N  _36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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2 D2 h6 \& }0 R- s" `他和她一见钟情。

5 ^& e. |# [( X# G% UShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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: a9 _9 D3 ~9 m) Z4 C37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

2 e. I; A3 q( r/ y3 E, y, QMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

4 Z+ C6 L' c6 q! `; t38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

( q; q$ t$ b$ i5 N7 C% p! _据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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) \# j# Z0 L" u; rIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．旧情人an old flame
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9 \4 U6 P  L( u0 C. Y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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: ?' B1 B: k3 T9 J. i" r40.装修房子spruce up
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% W: Z' S0 h/ x) @% t+ [& ]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.

) E0 q# L* D" M/ T41.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.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

. }7 z' C/ G5 ^6 C! b有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

8 a* P( P2 E# N% E# X+ p! v* PIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

" l  B/ }9 J! A- ]1 q- Q43.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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0 N& _6 j2 h4 vHe’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

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.
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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。
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) W% W7 T9 [. x5 n1 b( E+ K+ dAlthough 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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She is a lady without encumbrance.