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1. 跟别人要钱 mooch off someone. K8 G/ J$ i- F R' b+ q
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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.7 R2 I5 p6 Q3 J7 Y* n/ a
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2. 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。. g4 g3 q2 V1 |, |& _
) s/ F0 I" U* p; c6 GLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!; y$ |. {0 Y' u# ]8 u# I
( q" N% n' [9 k/ [3. 钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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! s! u- |8 z x0 s p* m老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？) P- ^; e+ J, _* ]6 t7 U
) P6 P, [0 R2 i7 @, uLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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4. 钱能生钱 money begets money
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钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？+ a5 E0 M; ]! E! Z3 M. g
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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' r& h/ v- [4 w2 c1 j6 L& Q5. 没钱 be broke
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' [3 V6 K8 @" { h( `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.4 X3 ~6 e( U8 j' U' F
# N9 S' a1 {8 J4 z# `6. 钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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- _+ m9 ^7 Y) e k9 H你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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3 V% F/ w2 G* a% IYou 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 $ Y- Y7 r7 K" t
$ Q( N' v! A7 n: r' R, }那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿9 M3 P2 Y" R4 C/ Q
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; `; U8 R4 ~' { T X( j) [( _8. 生活很富裕be well fixed+ c3 e: W7 t# v* d: [
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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。& R+ ]6 F5 l2 w$ r9 E8 I
Z3 B7 `, n' K 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! m" N8 t8 {' F9 F
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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' C7 W1 @- v/ `+ o6 S2 _" B* g
. C1 U8 \1 d8 U6 b8 E, u, H, pIn 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.# W- t5 m) k5 Y2 X" Q% I9 m; N
/ x5 S* _0 \3 A0 d4 I0 z10. 发财 rake it in
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( V U+ n* |4 M" e! p& T. ^: y* o它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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1 z! _- d+ B" e0 m+ r$ ]# MHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.8 r' b6 q, {( T7 `( F
7 s2 H( ^* v- }7 a; B11. 太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg. h) m2 `7 v. }5 z
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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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% c% U6 u/ t" N+ zEating 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 Joneses7 h* A. S3 l, q, F+ R1 A4 x) ~8 c; O9 c
# l7 Z% l, B4 U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. }5 d+ ^: } P0 Y, z
: \% q/ z" u6 d1 I2 I13. 养家糊口bring home the bacon9 a) J9 S9 M O. G. [
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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人% t( }7 _( a4 O) o H: e: |8 r
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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.! D& H: P a* p( v" d
4 C9 ?& T& [8 X' {- A14. 与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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( C* n2 U7 M# D) t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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* j6 h. q6 P+ {: i8 e! H# O15. 婚外恋 a double life
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6 ~1 y7 ?2 V0 N, n# Q& x 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.: E1 c. I1 ?4 P) k7 ~9 F
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16. 深深爱上be head over heels in love with: n0 [6 d$ j; k, k4 A$ D) K
/ A- f0 \. {5 X) b: n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。# z5 \- {7 t, Z' o
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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.' H: K+ {5 G6 {/ _
4 e6 } Q" U( [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
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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.% h/ Q, K' a. ]$ e
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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。' L, [0 v9 G" o) o8 ?2 i
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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.
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19. 外快side money
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' \6 S: t, {: P4 E在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快& z$ F8 ?# j( F' o2 d: h6 w
9 q6 m2 e# v: O3 t. u* s2 dLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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6 B2 A; x6 F+ X# E& c20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap9 c0 F p. _& h5 U7 C. P1 F
5 Z3 H6 ^. n: g+ l3 M. k1 w他的那部车买得可真便宜$ E; R2 o, O3 v/ m% }) a9 L w8 D
! ^8 ]. c$ d9 G6 X @8 X' j2 s8 sHe bought that car on the cheap.- {( C# K* z' Q U1 L
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。 w. F$ g, U3 n; ^1 O) W
8 ?1 c+ m! J& J& V; ]) k+ b* wThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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22.调情 make a pass at someone
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3 Z# |( }& U# V% F7 G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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# @; `( y$ E4 F SWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left., D: ~; f! g) E" F4 O7 v
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23.花费 outgoings
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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？8 R6 p4 J- W7 M9 e( d1 X) e7 d
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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 J. T% j5 g3 P% ?" ~24.重要约会a heavy date! w, y7 e7 S! }1 S7 e% j7 M8 `8 V
' d8 X* s* a$ p8 M, L! V' V |* r$ R) h她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。2 e9 n9 M9 R- z
& \& @7 `: T2 M. M9 ^6 HShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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- k* i) N- u0 h; q0 x3 ^4 M25.向……求婚pop the question to
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\; u2 k0 a+ G; N; x+ i V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。5 J% K/ f Z% O6 C
! W( D! N4 l* [# l' j: OWhen 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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26.把……给甩了give somebody the air" |" e% N' ~5 \( ^9 w, R+ J( |
+ T8 M1 a0 I% W9 s3 E" p3 i+ Y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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) o5 b3 O( W% c% {# e27.怀孕了 be heavy with child8 C& S; P+ W+ L1 i6 Z3 A
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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？
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% X: D0 p& P6 T: a8 dHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?8 W; l. X: ]8 Z+ e& O
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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth; o1 |0 G- ^9 J3 R+ q$ P
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一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，) L1 z4 d8 V1 A" v+ I
" X- c4 ?; I+ z* P7 u6 e% SGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.: M% s; x2 Y1 d. H/ r M3 A4 E
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29.开价 make a price) L" ~0 K6 N' X0 R, U4 S( `
; p$ X! t7 y- J6 O! `' ^8 ^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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) \# G# T( r& y9 x- T( L# X! P2 Y30.卖个好价钱 fetch a good 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。- V- t2 D' F3 F4 S$ ?
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.. A1 L4 Z) d3 w
3 ?4 L" O3 i, P+ k8 z- t+ M f31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo) f% T9 q; M/ \* G& Y% [
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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去; {2 R- C |$ ~- d
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It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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, p! ]6 K8 x/ _他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。/ R8 K Q& ?& w, Q/ F/ X" s
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She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone8 k& ?* i) x) r i( b9 E
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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
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5 L1 R. }4 u9 z6 U. F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.+ ]4 ?3 s& M+ h4 G* A* D
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35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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# W4 w6 j+ }$ c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 .
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T1 G4 t3 P5 d1 Y" K [8 H0 N36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone2 x4 h5 y7 S5 J
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他和她一见钟情。9 C6 w2 ]1 P( r' {" W" L7 d" {* b& n
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! S( z& G( n) o0 R8 |37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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0 x- i- _! R- v! l许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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) E @1 H7 v; C3 M. WMany families have a skeleton in the closet.+ j5 L& Q% m; K: t P* c3 O
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks% K. K' k5 e2 a" i/ F, M
" f, j% }& X9 ^4 |) J* {8 w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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, V7 V, ~& o8 [% S* t1 {* `39．旧情人an old flame8 z. [ Z6 w* d* c- ^
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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! l! B% g) p6 { D' r
1 J! P3 V I3 A9 U) eThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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. s# ~! Q2 { {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。
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' U9 K9 s7 Z1 ~1 v# ?We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.8 y& `1 G; R0 T
9 ~, ^' Q2 H$ q o41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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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9 e5 \) |9 X/ W. z) _
* V- B8 _) O% y1 v3 j+ S X4 K8 SIn 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 makers1 K0 Y' [' X& V- u, T% [
, L( {' e" d( ^; 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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% s! z# }; s' ?* _It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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, l8 b3 U3 H6 }/ h6 \) Z43.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?
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# V- V) ~8 h% g0 n3 W44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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& T& `! H! i* z: {' P, `Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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' Q1 Q V g. f2 S! o虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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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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46.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。
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