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

我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

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2.    钱挣海了 coin money

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! ]5 T# V, @  ?1 A% nLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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3 @/ }: {- S* }1 d# |5 K5 m3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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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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' f* v" ^, ]" s* F4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

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?

! V; p- Y% y3 W0 U6 ^  q/ s5.    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.

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！
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, [( L, `6 `* N8 ?( d1 g4 KYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

9 i3 F6 P, ?6 s7 i1 n7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

/ B% k- R. Q% h$ d, lThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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5 G, b9 t3 n, L- q% X9 j8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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' `- l, X" r5 e+ U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.
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: c: K1 L* I& F4 x1 w* l9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

9 S4 U5 u' a+ v5 w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

# }& V* o2 W, l7 L0 c: D6 xIn 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

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

) V2 t6 x. L+ u# A4 A( \1 w, L- G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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# k* A" S" p$ ]2 [3 JEating 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

; s( E8 B: e  i3 D; Y12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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8 Q0 I& D/ e4 i. Y" x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.
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13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

; @! A, F+ r4 c3 B一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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& [5 [, B  F/ ^6 b, Q" kSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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! Q& _, z  A: R/ n2 h+ Y据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

; M) b' {: \! P0 n' T) ~4 RThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life

7 O1 {; n$ i' o% p. a' { 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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$ l- Q" e9 l* Z; p3 e* A) K3 J16.   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。
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9 B" z' h% Q- R3 ?# s* oI 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
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! }& c6 w5 ?: R: E7 G$ u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

1 I& i9 p( t5 `+ NThe 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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9 F" ~  U. M( F# {3 h; }% d$ W18.   嫁妆marriage portion

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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19.   外快side money

在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

; H0 e  [4 K1 R. ^5 N- |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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! A: f; |5 s$ wHe bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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9 ?4 p) ~+ s: s" O9 d5 w0 p5 a那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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9 A6 f) f' M& a7 x4 X! ?* q% m% aThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

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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6 N  L: O8 }  M/ G' ?/ i0 ~) JWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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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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24.重要约会a heavy date

! p" v  p4 M1 h8 }; l' }她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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' c, c) M; v% Y5 Y7 E  A8 |She 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

5 o: Q# M0 W; B' c6 z7 J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.
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, V4 n) m6 S# M; |: _3 X26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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! m% u, y0 [; I! {2 q' k最后她还是把他给甩了。

' [/ F! P$ c- f4 @2 }0 [She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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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?

28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

  a  J6 b. `! K' Z8 q3 `9 l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.
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29.开价 make a price
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. r1 d. K9 Y  J  K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
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5 _9 `1 k/ [" k; k他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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+ i% W1 K7 \1 |" p# v0 z7 D# @His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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+ ?( a7 _$ G# o# Y7 W公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

0 x9 V& ^# v- d5 F9 I! ]. O# m) A 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
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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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( W0 V0 y7 u# j# L4 x$ l: T! OShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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$ T- j: A" J. ?! W33.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

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
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I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

, E" r1 W% _0 \3 H. _* D0 z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。

% I3 V$ D  m6 F& W+ PFrom 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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他和她一见钟情。
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% V. k9 X( f) PShe 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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' O; Z: P% |" o& {# aMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

& Y  g8 W8 X1 j& K, t3 R38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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( A. [( |. c" J7 n1 q) [据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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2 @7 F) }* E8 w' p+ _4 c" ~/ xIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

) Z( s9 T/ l0 z  [" S$ U! ^( m39．旧情人an old flame
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* f  }8 z! c. d! A+ u9 b; @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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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.

8 v% }2 S& v5 f  U9 H! g2 |9 g; v$ S41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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* P& [1 w$ c0 }$ c$ O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.
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42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

( B  Y" ?- L4 @8 d  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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It’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
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5 h: T: j8 k; l  u3 |他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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5 Z- U( a0 B" n5 DHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

) E- b( x, q, A44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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( L: L. h, U3 I4 b4 T! J! g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.

5 ?1 y% `8 I9 R+ C: l5 K1 O/ e45.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。

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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5 I) c) C1 x3 S46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.