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.
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( u) L2 `* K- V" z! c2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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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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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
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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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, r* y$ E7 V; E+ i1 RLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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% j$ ?3 t1 p, ]- g( t( a4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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: d4 i6 T( p8 |) _5 V5.    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.
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! M: C6 V/ O9 c+ g, F: y0 j% }6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

( f+ ]' ]( e2 ]; z; W你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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; o) C/ L5 ^* P0 f9 xYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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8 R2 U) [2 U$ h: |* G7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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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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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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$ M+ E' H, v, x4 z 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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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

7 S9 {0 t& r' iIn 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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; {6 @9 N5 E9 Z) z9 b: L10.   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

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。
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1 h: v" M1 w6 W% ^0 _' sEating 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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12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

2 A# L$ S+ n' G: X( Y" W5 c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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" Y% [4 ~3 D$ J, X: Z, [7 @一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

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
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我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

4 ~* {! H+ b. x3 l7 |People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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16.   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。

, D  v# a- u4 j/ e; ]7 DI 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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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

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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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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% V' q# U# Y8 }0 ~% u, NOn 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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& H; c& M2 v" K) z- G  n( j19.   外快side money
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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4 r, |! j( J+ S4 _Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

: F5 K" Q8 f8 J6 V1 v20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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+ s' s, B- z( j- i: H0 x他的那部车买得可真便宜
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. C4 E8 u" D6 Y1 d9 v! l! QHe bought that car on the cheap.
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# o! s6 Z& V8 [2 E3 w7 \" P4 }21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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$ [( J$ l6 `. N- z! ^9 p0 n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.

( ^+ L) i" S2 N22.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。
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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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* ~  E: }7 N1 g; S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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8 \9 ^6 l, }" D! b* L5 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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. V& y$ n9 C% A  ^9 L/ C; ]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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/ U1 u! [; F# W- C" }; z" LShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

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+ l+ m* F; ~; \# x; e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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6 v4 Q7 ^. x8 A' I" y2 T26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

- O& [3 A" r; k. t$ V+ b- i; l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
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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.

$ F1 u* F# v, f* y, q0 l% }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.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

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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

0 m! [2 I4 E. z/ k 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

# Z# r1 f- u2 l/ I/ R0 F2 F他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

& K3 Z. Y2 r) ]3 g, ~She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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' Z+ `5 L+ Z# m% |* e33.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

: l* i3 v  a) u6 L, Y" L7 ^% h3 zIt 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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I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

0 Y" s/ m1 o) q5 o6 _35.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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3 J$ l$ j& c9 Y2 NFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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* Z* H7 G6 Q5 ^8 e/ g36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

6 P/ F4 r& e2 }/ \' r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

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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, p; X3 g5 S8 M/ l2 G8 @- X据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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4 k8 \2 Z- k+ J# N2 f- e. mIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

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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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8 _# E& B- }! |. k8 S2 v40.装修房子spruce up

9 Q6 x9 r& a" q4 e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.

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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.

0 s: [" I8 o* O/ J0 h( Q% g42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

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

+ |) x  l9 m9 Q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?

, d( r/ m. y4 B: @, v7 k; f44.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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Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

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。

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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她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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She is a lady without encumbrance.