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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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

# Y- [# s0 W4 E3 k2.    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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Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

. X, N' ~" |) U2 S. N( I  k3.    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？
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) u9 `  ~% X3 Z- |" FLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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9 h& u) {2 K6 q# P8 {# S% g4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

( C7 c; W: c6 N& w% t钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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5 ~# o( F- g6 Y0 L6 F$ x; g5 q我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

4 t7 }) R; B, ~0 m/ \I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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; a7 U- z. _, i3 h6.    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！

You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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1 F! n" K, p; L8 X) B7.    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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/ l4 z8 L; S+ O8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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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。

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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6 m2 E( n4 ]3 \6 N- q: D4 N" ?10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

2 Z  z8 ^* }5 `5 e% A2 `He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

: u; j: v/ k9 O11.   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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! J  k- ~! h7 r" _5 x( iEating 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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) Y. q! L/ W0 Y- d) r12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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/ \$ L& x3 n- L! O: R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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/ v; P. o9 W. o4 s9 k$ P13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

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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2 |1 D7 e. J& D8 E14.   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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. o& P: t+ g! ?& T1 ^6 iThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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, I$ D: [6 L- S8 c+ |People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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。

% I0 F$ _  }1 q' P* n# U5 J& [/ xI 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.

9 ?' h+ E3 h) d; A17.   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.

18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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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。

On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.

  L  D' ~" I) N; T6 @19.   外快side money
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) N* `/ _1 w2 k# _. {在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

# \+ ~+ w6 q+ p( zLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

2 U6 T7 a" F* a2 U3 H& N* K- `; U20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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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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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。
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+ X  ?$ e# a1 U8 E, ^/ LThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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; |; F/ T& y# K2 h+ Z( ?22.调情 make a pass at someone
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+ E9 ~! A: n2 [; F2 p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" q* P3 M. D& v% [3 z% ?/ 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?

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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# Y6 v" k/ H' O( L# ~; x8 V+ tShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

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。
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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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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7 g. t& K, B2 F, _1 E( J- H27.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？
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  P5 d& }; h) n% @' _How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

  P& }3 q4 @, v9 k" t28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

, w  |; y5 a3 O" G一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

, N: }% L$ c/ g5 G+ W5 wGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

29.开价 make a price

7 Y, @! b, x3 j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 f% e# G5 ^  R# g6 @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。

( D1 N  c  E; ^6 |9 K0 qHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

% b& o6 a5 E+ Y7 G公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去
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5 c" E) t# y  \% G/ S0 b 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
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6 x7 F, e/ L3 ~3 w) s! V! W8 t他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。

" I' L: D4 P0 E. q4 UShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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3 ~& w) S7 H& f* x9 C33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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/ {: b9 `# b6 V- P据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

& {3 F6 o/ b: EIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

4 r' m! S* F4 q, A& g# s34.零花钱 pocket money

+ j, ]# W2 }# P& \5 b! m. H我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

1 I# ]5 r. N6 R* j6 Q- D& y) ~  YI 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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, I- v9 T# H" W( G4 l! v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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7 T- |" `4 b8 PFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

, `, d9 M% o' M( O) G7 }. C' v2 I" t36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。

4 l3 Q  T" Y) M2 kShe took shine to him on their blind date.

/ t: Y: w2 U: B37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

  ^- p4 ~& |6 d5 a8 R许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

! F" a4 `5 f  x1 C- a0 zMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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3 p/ P4 U' m& d" {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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* O! ?, z+ ^  R2 n$ X39．旧情人an old flame
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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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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。

# Y1 \* L9 e- D8 A8 _4 r& U( q# @We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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5 I! U. V8 c, a0 Z* C近几年来，有些小学都没念过的人也过起优裕的生活来了
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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

+ u8 G$ z# E+ |8 S0 Y有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

6 ]' K6 K- H5 [1 t! c3 n8 u4 m% RIt’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

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?
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/ q5 ^  M' Z" S$ k, C44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

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

7 `6 o* W6 _+ l$ w! k3 h) M虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

3 }5 B1 X* U$ _& FAlthough you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

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。

3 m+ c' u& o0 YShe is a lady without encumbrance.