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。
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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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; ^1 J+ b+ @' u- K: Y) i1 _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!
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3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

" C# @2 L6 C& l6 V4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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, F) z# N( A2 g3 Q钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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; n3 m) A8 A" c! ~Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

2 L6 h& K# d; F$ s6 u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.

5 J) x7 [2 b& S( L% R. P6 L6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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* H; x: `- \0 n9 B! u) Q你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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( W" F  I4 ^7 C$ y  ZYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

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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。
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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.

9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

8 V1 D; T7 g- w' i8 i6 O. 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

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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+ ]9 P7 \  ~- Q' \2 ~' K它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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# ?, Y4 s$ k+ m$ o  b9 BHe 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

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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+ _& _, ?4 C& Y5 h, T- N1 v8 Y& o8 }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
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7 S2 t  A- E& T- D: Q( N12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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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.

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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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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! x, t0 K5 ~- y- u: m14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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7 }2 u5 |* s4 s0 X+ j, u1 qThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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6 U4 \* A8 G4 W15.   婚外恋 a double life
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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.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

& S1 e  Z7 [0 i+ S8 c8 i$ T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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; G  v/ U2 ^8 {+ S3 J) BI 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

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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" G! N6 t. A) D" LThe 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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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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) }; b8 O! A6 X+ oOn the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

" v' V. V: U% J6 w! w4 i8 A19.   外快side money

+ ~4 i6 A) Y4 v4 Z2 R4 U8 f' n- u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.

  g: y8 O6 p9 G0 A20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

) o! H( v$ B/ d5 P. a1 E. U他的那部车买得可真便宜

- u4 R5 w0 t: ~7 ]* gHe bought that car on the cheap.
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0 I9 y& F2 L! d21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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2 [2 w, a1 L1 s0 ^5 B那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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6 k1 W  E5 d! `) `The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

% V/ f; u$ _4 O4 q2 d9 g22.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。

When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
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23.花费 outgoings
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! b" W& L- R( t" Y# @7 g$ ?# Z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？

, r# s- B& U' ]) KHe 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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: ]0 m( D3 W. ]! E5 mShe 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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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。

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.

8 k  A$ @! B+ U! s- ]26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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# \# c, Q' G# B6 m7 f; b: I5 i. R最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

0 A! p3 i* J  \* ~你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？
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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

一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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& V! y$ ^5 i8 [) A9 g0 nGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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5 p7 C2 t+ `4 K1 I" f; o( K6 E- i/ h  q2 }29.开价 make a price

3 }! n7 r0 H" k7 @- F: |2 z我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

2 G4 t$ p( D$ O8 D$ hI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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4 J: i# g" @5 B2 k, u& H5 ~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。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

3 w- j  b7 q1 V- ?, c8 ?% a8 X9 ?- t31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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: a( I: H) G) N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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7 u' I2 B7 x( H% }& {# z1 I5 ^32.正经人家 a respectable family

' L7 r1 I6 J4 K+ n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.

; ~, I/ w8 C; |! W8 E2 o4 ?4 F33.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
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% G) g4 P% `3 ?+ P/ K- V9 dIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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34.零花钱 pocket money
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) y! i) C6 x# y6 I我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

# J1 J% z! u0 c% @I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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4 {$ e& I9 Y& b; B35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

: a3 ^+ m2 j" d6 d- c8 d$ G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。

From 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

- W2 y$ i' {& `0 C: k2 M6 S1 V他和她一见钟情。

& ]9 E' P8 Q4 Z* W9 X5 r! mShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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: R. y) f+ e7 Y! Z7 d& j37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

( l+ g( a8 c4 n/ G9 m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.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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, [5 T5 V  C  z% n# n* I据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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8 F4 {2 T: ?' x# _  K39．旧情人an old flame
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; ^2 g9 D# K5 J  a4 [  ~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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- `) c4 i& \1 |8 B1 J! C40.装修房子spruce up
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4 T; t1 d0 Y* f/ u5 V* d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

近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

! l- y" K! o6 K% ~" ^( \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
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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。

- G/ e5 x8 O: @. GIt’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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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?

; p3 b( P+ ?5 a4 A44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

& U8 f+ p0 f+ Q/ T& oXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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" H( W! z! c- N( ~% Z45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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5 X( [$ x2 T, G$ `: X  K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.

' K+ `/ R# z2 S2 O7 L# O* X46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.