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

: D2 s2 U, C1 S* N5 W) |# R& p! H' M# N我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

1 t2 x) U* Q- L6 e3 f' V8 ?I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

  \3 ^: `& B; _4 m8 N- M9 t2.    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。

Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

) U% p" U. t  a$ e. B2 r, _: l, n3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

6 [3 h' N- p9 D, ?1 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?

7 o+ ]  \) E9 F/ n, Q* f4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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5 B  ~, c1 j7 e8 x: S4 M钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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& B3 s9 G* H$ f5 u, U4 nMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke

4 B% X4 c5 y5 y- [2 `8 ]  g3 u我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

$ @6 W- D" y4 T4 g6 QI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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( \9 y3 e, r6 h3 X! I6 i- u0 Z* x6.    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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You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

2 \* D" C1 Z& Q) |" |8 F) N那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

4 T; I& |: d4 Z/ JThat shop is plain a clip joint!

2 H! q7 x' G0 ~. @# M2 Q8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

8 ]! G, C# B8 e. K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( q  N, M6 {6 @3 ^3 } 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

3 C" L5 _4 n  q1 [; j' H# U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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/ y/ Z9 U1 A- ]! q6 l1 MIn 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

9 @7 V8 s1 m/ m* _! |2 }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

4 l. G2 f- d6 t' S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
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% U4 f* a9 R* o; T* m4 t12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

9 t& Y/ V( |/ S. O我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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+ m# Y( v: W8 q6 D; y0 LI’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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& p3 \( |8 \7 G1 f0 M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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( |/ F% Q2 ]5 F14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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+ r- j) R1 s; f  p据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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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
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5 q4 t/ }) H  \8 b+ d9 v# HPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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

7 G: u- i5 W* }/ w+ \) |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.

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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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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  s+ P* j1 s& ?/ x6 ?- }18.   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。
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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

8 ]6 x8 B2 r6 I: R; t. y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.

6 U1 s5 F- \/ t& h$ i20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

; f7 \1 {( T- G/ O他的那部车买得可真便宜
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He bought that car on the cheap.
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+ S* I5 }2 x/ S: C" L: U21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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" Q' d3 S3 E' Q0 P22.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。

1 ~+ L. I, T( B  x3 y" kWhen 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

2 H. q! K7 I+ Y$ i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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8 g" ]/ c- Q0 |5 y6 A  p& w8 R" g她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

7 Y& c% g, Y; C2 xShe 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

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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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5 f3 t' P' }7 C' b. n! p$ ]27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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/ I9 q' `, v3 ?: b  e7 c+ i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?

: p2 G4 H$ ~4 o- P  @8 S28.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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( w3 ^$ Y- u. j! J- }Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

; \% m" B7 l4 U; T7 X+ P29.开价 make a price

! H3 X& ]$ {' ?/ y; {3 \5 k1 v, V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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' ?6 J, @6 t4 b30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

  Z6 p% j7 f+ B- {3 [+ i" l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.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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% l6 p. C! V! c公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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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。

She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

( j% x( H9 l' y2 A' q; w2 m/ I33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

' i+ x- m* e0 e# f- h) f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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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.
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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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$ ]  @6 u) P. `( u( AFrom 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

5 S% ]. o9 |$ C5 S- I, p" e# Y他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

; }5 b0 m0 l- x! A9 V/ l% I37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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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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据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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8 h! h" \+ }; J3 O' ZIt’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

! d+ \, S" g: P! X9 \" @The 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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这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

3 x: b; V- a' ~( p8 x0 _3 IWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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& I4 G" e& C+ ~- b  [: X' P; v1 V近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了

% K- ?/ W; h. Y+ l4 _5 ~; D5 c- ^In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

1 E( m3 Q+ ?+ X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 i8 z# d2 `6 _$ T+ h  h他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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6 G6 ~# ~3 B% n/ cHe’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
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小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

: g$ C. A' R& x* k. N- H' PXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

- o1 Q) f  p! @1 w8 B; x% \0 Z( z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.

  M: Q1 T8 [8 v9 v: ?" P46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance
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5 _+ y! s3 Y% v她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

! y# R) \5 F8 V5 [" X  {. ZShe is a lady without encumbrance.