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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8 m, Y& T& t/ I. c' c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.

9 d1 b/ M4 m8 }' G1 a# m2.    钱挣海了 coin money

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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) G7 ?1 G9 a1 \) [$ r3 P9 oLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

  t% W- u' h0 |( V3.    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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1 z8 q5 @& J& K# T; y, SLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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: n" B- R+ K. _钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

. I/ B! c7 F6 Z: h- d+ DMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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9 O" @2 L/ N/ E: O1 |1 ?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.
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- ?) _, b; n& H( ]6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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) J1 n1 I  R1 g+ J$ s) ]你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

+ z4 |1 c# K% V+ XYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

  p$ I' O+ D# ?/ L- r* d! t那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

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.

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.
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4 a. v( _; R3 B. R. Y, E10.   发财 rake it in
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/ l$ @& ]3 E* q2 K它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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5 H) d- s6 \4 F% b  r: a7 pHe 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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2 {3 q2 c+ w' ^; \4 w2 }* A# B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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

- b! b. Z- ~3 g( n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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13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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/ z6 ^! [6 `* u* I  _! ]6 f" |Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

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) F. Z& `% H" r. I" }% q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.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life

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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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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- r2 u$ d$ @" P& h7 k) E+ GI 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
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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

" X% O& k0 S( k1 v  {4 Q+ D$ IThe son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. He’s now on their honeymoon abroad.

. u, ^* b% f! }' \  q; ]18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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' f" ~" D7 v+ {4 U8 K# X! X离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

$ h, H( ~: B+ t2 q- eOn 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
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& y$ w$ o# l; B$ \  r在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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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

他的那部车买得可真便宜
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- y! ^6 K, l' m! C) ?He bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

" m- c% ~7 o4 y7 R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.

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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。

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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5 m2 [2 J" e8 @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?

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。
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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

1 X* M5 G- b9 U. Q4 A. U. r& z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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' m/ N7 c& ~5 r( _* w1 RWhen 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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" s( X* B) T4 p26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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. j, |! f7 y3 U1 d* f$ X7 q' o/ E最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.

* R9 r; B3 c/ Y7 N# D27.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?
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4 _  Q1 s4 R1 |6 }. j; s' C28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

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

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.

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他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

7 o% S2 O4 ]/ a( {His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

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( n, ^  \) J, \$ U, ?- J, s公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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. N3 y. t) X' y* N7 G2 R( a9 J 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

! @+ a. t( F3 C& k他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

! N2 z: A, _' q- fShe’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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* t; I/ d3 I+ Q0 w" R( y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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+ f' V3 W: }5 T$ A34.零花钱 pocket money
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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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- _% }. }) N& @+ J* t35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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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。
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From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。

* C$ a) j7 T. k: B) S! qShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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3 U! A3 |, v, p0 W3 O0 v" K% Z37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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! S% N8 X3 h5 P6 l" D: H2 v7 {/ g许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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, U" s* v- K4 T# ZMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

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.
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$ T- E7 f& Q( H' [# H) {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
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0 u2 h7 v8 f! u8 z' p, i# gThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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40.装修房子spruce up
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/ C- q) d" d+ Z: n) f这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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6 `3 E, e: s; c, MWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

0 O2 u( v! M* W3 v8 S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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0 T: L, s, r( D  j$ H/ j42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

6 F& r# a8 {: T" J1 |* R) t% R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.”

, H. e9 J( h& A' z" s2 i43.有家室的人 a man of family

2 h2 e1 Y3 c* p/ L6 b1 B他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

He’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

2 f! \" V+ D$ G4 A$ R( g3 |& Y小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

9 K1 P0 C/ \4 |# y: YXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

/ S3 ^' p4 n7 m虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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0 |% @, m* K; aAlthough 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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( T$ s2 F5 S# m( j46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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, W! u8 ?# E% n- d; D) V1 z# M她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

. f: ]1 v, z/ I6 Q! bShe is a lady without encumbrance.