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。

& S2 n- v( X. E) H5 \2 Q2 EI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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/ A, G6 I9 k3 D  b1 F" l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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+ Q5 C" [. v) |8 H7 U4 R: ?Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

: q, x  L& l* R/ C4 c. a! N! S3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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! y5 C$ E3 D9 g' T8 q: ?老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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Lao 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？
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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& \' V4 P; q5 w# `( x3 A5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

  E* R; ?1 A: e- d+ ^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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你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

' \( g5 ]' j8 d: G5 _You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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* i1 I5 _% Z) c* L6 N& ~" Y) b7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

/ ^, M3 @& g) z+ m& t那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

  P* O5 |: f" u* j& ?That shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    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。

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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4 P" N. Z' e3 c& `, K. A7 }" M9.    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.
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, ?( A# Q' b5 r10.   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

* n. b4 L+ Z$ H6 C7 s2 hHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

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。

2 d) P+ ]8 }+ s  zEating 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

. B' W7 @/ E8 p  c2 l# M我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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1 U4 ~1 `, |5 rI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.

13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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+ z4 a) I* c+ T0 l& J一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

% h) E0 M9 i9 A) I; u! NSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

  I, t4 Y! ^# n4 U& \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.

15.   婚外恋 a double life
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. m# K3 ~+ K8 Z; \ 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.

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8 H: e: s8 a) Y/ s4 z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.
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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

5 i' T% V; j. [* @' c8 y6 Y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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( r& U3 M) r  B4 O* [The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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6 m* ~1 `( X* ]8 u6 Z+ w离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。
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On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

19.   外快side money

# B: V- i  s6 v2 H7 r0 I% d在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

- u( V; y! o" I4 A1 M* C6 CLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

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他的那部车买得可真便宜

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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

/ E" c) T1 \: b那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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4 n( z# p1 w4 \6 x/ Y$ i8 _The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.调情 make a pass at someone
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% p4 [/ b; U- u3 k% Q当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

9 \6 z" z5 I, ^- ]2 x% BWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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1 A' {: ]- w8 j. m23.花费 outgoings

5 v# q, s6 I$ b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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: U6 u3 A, D& y% EHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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, z2 l  z5 o- R' w' a- j24.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。
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She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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2 H4 e# e. r  G; }9 q25.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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% v: z+ F& O8 i2 v$ X  \6 ]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.

% P( o$ ^- C. g3 G' t+ u26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

0 p& R* u) H! N3 u最后她还是把他给甩了。
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# c; i- Z! _, H8 |4 F+ h6 OShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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$ M& i1 K, N1 T: x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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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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( \0 a: m. q- V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.

# @" v* K" p! y6 h0 |29.开价 make a price

3 B& Z4 u. o( ?- f# u4 ]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.
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30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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4 R5 V( A! U% b* H2 r9 r4 }! f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
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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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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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& }$ B! m' g# F  p1 T  ]! xShe’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

& j1 o) \' L% `6 \: |" S0 I8 p- ^( K据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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& K) p5 t' [* x34.零花钱 pocket money

8 {5 r& O! \  p* U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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$ R+ ?$ x$ y2 |* D) t* K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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4 L7 h) ?. r. k5 m1 G36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。
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* o6 N& F7 j9 I7 D- GShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

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
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1 V, A/ |# a7 p1 p9 G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.

39．旧情人an old flame
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$ F* i" h) I0 \. K$ ~$ E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.
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: \% N, q/ k, n, X2 M40.装修房子spruce up

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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. B6 |% ]9 J6 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
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In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

6 g$ D& p2 @! z0 ~' g6 g42.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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1 U' n' }/ X& YIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

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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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He’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

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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  m$ c, d, O9 W6 ^6 B' |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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Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

6 H9 S/ v! L0 D8 O% f46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

( s3 h$ N$ D- C4 W* `4 I" ]1 w她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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! ?, D! E  {' j) q$ f5 H* |, cShe is a lady without encumbrance.