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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. z9 Z6 g& T' P; |& h2.    钱挣海了 coin money

6 X7 G5 o' W/ H8 e$ g2 y+ q1 ?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!

! w3 ]$ k1 i& m' r3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

7 Q) a2 ]& {, G" f2 g4 }( [; E+ m& h6 U老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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; u2 ^8 }4 E- y4 |% fLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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5 G, R4 u: Z0 @) g: O' t4.    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？
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2 j. T$ p& T& r4 ~6 E( {' FMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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# v! [5 O' u. Y/ W' ?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.

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

; V% b6 g9 I& O2 z: n你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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- g# U9 n; d% W! ~" B0 OYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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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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That shop is plain a clip joint!
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  O: }# S6 h' H: y8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

; t6 |. E. C! S/ e0 k# L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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1 U1 t- |0 O3 X9 f5 n3 V Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.
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+ M% g/ f" ?$ ~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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! I% Z: Q2 k0 j# C3 TIn 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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+ z4 V3 O+ l, b1 N10.   发财 rake it in
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) }  l0 f7 y$ X  `8 M% y  g- G3 F- z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.
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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

1 ^) t9 y! D4 I4 j12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

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.

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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.

14.   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。
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The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

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& M& y5 v" p/ c) n; A( d 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

$ @. R2 W  s/ ~0 OPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

. e" q& v3 j7 S$ n16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

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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  X$ J# B% ]/ JI 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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# a9 f2 J- p1 J17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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/ `( A9 {9 l7 S) n% A2 ^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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# a' y8 x7 p, |/ p18.   嫁妆marriage portion

2 R9 P  r0 Q5 z- U0 e! w- A离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

, u3 C1 X0 [( m+ sOn 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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) x6 ?( k- T  N! p# U% M19.   外快side money

) Z5 s3 P5 R8 I" o* a在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

7 x3 k! K/ _% X: t+ ^! [Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

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.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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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.

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。

3 {4 g# D& N2 ^: |8 E5 N9 h/ AWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

* `1 b& \+ ^3 r/ o: `23.花费 outgoings

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？

' Z* |( N# Y7 l5 D+ k  W* I. g; `3 yHe 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

6 p: O  |" u5 X( J2 [; p她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

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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1 l$ o/ Y- |7 N- I: B7 t% r( G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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2 V0 U. a) t* y7 ~+ e0 fWhen 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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6 z" C7 X2 e# A% T) _& m% ^6 W; t26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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( {: ?& D* M9 ~9 g5 i- s& UShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

1 k( c3 M9 c, X9 y0 n, d. t2 PHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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) B: c% `& V- ~+ Q  J$ l; y  P28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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7 X% U# g3 Z( @: }$ k一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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4 q' o9 b, G1 cGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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4 r3 U) g# |0 R29.开价 make a price

# Q* j' ]3 o7 p9 u4 B: J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.

" @$ u/ }. A$ c30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

* p0 D( R0 B7 T7 w" r& R: \% v' x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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9 S  p' A+ K0 I6 H0 ^* P: I8 ?31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

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.
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32.正经人家 a respectable family

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

据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

4 v8 P5 Y  \3 ?$ t- ^It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

  F/ X( R4 b1 Z- I+ \9 t34.零花钱 pocket money

1 Z5 ^' V( A- W, U) m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.
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1 k6 {' P3 i$ x& ?+ H. b7 {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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$ l3 ~8 T/ p& DFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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- c$ U- \, A- l" V# i36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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  c3 L5 a# B* N) c9 z; K$ F7 E! _他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.
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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.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

" E) n" D3 h% b$ s据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

- {$ N4 e% o7 c39．旧情人an old flame
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6 q) K! G/ I; X4 T1 u. G: z2 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.

40.装修房子spruce up

9 @* T$ b  F6 Q/ K5 h# {0 Y' o这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.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

In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

3 a# p) J+ w1 T  D42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

% G" `4 g" n* A% m: p8 o4 t9 N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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4 ]; j1 G3 x9 q; Q- X: YIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

/ r1 `5 v5 D0 _2 V+ h/ }4 ~  ^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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+ S# G0 {  N+ x6 M$ gHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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# O/ D0 h" Y( m  o! G44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

  a- x8 W2 f' M, u: R2 B小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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& r# S' p& x5 L: n* V& f) B8 j5 EXiao 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
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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

2 Z% j) |' ~8 z$ m4 h( n/ `6 _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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46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

+ a3 d8 V2 U  [: ]- e她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.