趣味英语——如何地道表达：金钱，爱情，婚姻，家庭[转帖]

connie

1.    跟别人要钱 mooch off someone
7 e& T# F; K6 D, X% Z" T
我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
7 T* T3 }7 A; i, o" N! Z* j* g1 I
2.    钱挣海了 coin money
* u7 d. d, _! N! q. X, F
$ e! v, G# a. ~1 R1 F+ O1 f这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。
6 o. C# L4 V- l
Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
8 j! a% b6 O1 x# A; [% {. P
( C2 Y3 a4 R% O2 y! h3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
: P5 a4 O* y. k3 \5 `5 B4 P0 O
老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
& n  l3 v0 m" V  R5 v- [- V
Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
, V" J7 B  Q$ d- W' W8 O% `8 u9 ^
4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
( \+ K( |; G6 d6 C7 S; r
( l( m$ F: F1 _3 {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?
1 h4 ]" Z9 j) m/ `8 A; L7 x
5.    没钱 be broke

0 g% j6 c/ G  i0 r5 G+ }4 B8 P我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

, w0 `9 j" n" y- x2 X) b1 i. t6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
* d- \" ]/ N. e. b' V
# y! |) s+ d6 V2 {3 P! L你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
" }3 z- L( u3 F+ l8 A
You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
0 R) R% v5 X2 g* i  F; D! n2 h
" p( e! W3 Q& t+ z$ l7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

( Q5 l% |1 [# O! Z那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿
6 Q' `* R* \! k9 o* s
- c: V( b& M. ZThat shop is plain a clip joint!

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。
/ B( l+ I! V1 v" `2 o
5 O0 H* Q+ ^# M! ` Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

6 k% c4 V' J7 m/ c+ u" m9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

  N  Q1 u6 y' A" p4 P0 _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.
4 b+ s7 V; }4 r
10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
  y% z$ r" x% l, D# O! k; i- e" }
; @  d" ~# x! X* E- o9 b' cHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
! P' t) D+ d: R$ y$ D' O" v
这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。
% y  M! b" A. z  Z* z
7 U) W( T7 H, R6 eEating 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
1 `& r" e# V- X- Z1 O9 l' f
12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

. k5 l' k: p. R5 @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.

6 T1 H1 p3 @4 c; X) K13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
1 I7 W. {2 I9 C: A. o8 T
7 j- ?! u8 S1 N一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

0 P0 a$ m" h" `Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
" f( |* ^) T. n, P! c+ e3 \( [2 J
9 R1 u" ~( O" g1 K7 V1 ~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。
: V: q% p) |% s+ I1 p9 \
The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
8 H" w' v8 \- R
15.   婚外恋 a double life
% q2 H9 j! C! y3 w, a. |, G
我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

* u/ Q% K. W+ G& x' X& d4 BPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
2 d/ C/ ^0 s' x* H) X4 s' z
16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

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。

  F" C4 Q$ e8 L7 @6 ~; f& c" s, `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

# g' ]' A. R& T4 }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.
! O. ^$ Q* N4 D2 q$ S1 M) L
  V: p4 v$ P' t- F& }, ]18.   嫁妆marriage portion
4 x9 ~, R# T+ z
离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。
) B6 Z# {. b0 w# d
# f4 O2 C2 @9 K& t) M1 v8 COn the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.
# z- ?; @9 a( i/ ]: O+ M5 [
5 A5 ^9 o1 R, a19.   外快side money
. ^* o1 U- f! y% u. D) j
在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
( j7 y; O4 w$ p
20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
4 D' m7 Q- L7 M
他的那部车买得可真便宜
1 |8 Z/ G/ W, P4 u
He bought that car on the cheap.

21.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。

& I) [* H; x8 m0 F8 @) X+ S7 GThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.调情 make a pass at someone
  J% D& D$ R0 ^+ `! `3 R1 a
5 V- R% R) D7 b9 R2 G9 f% S当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。
" b1 W: C' W8 p6 w
- [3 w: U/ ^# e$ Y, V! S0 nWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

23.花费 outgoings
; Q: O7 a* [# j! ]( }# x! T0 V
/ d; z/ `0 S4 ?1 ]: l! L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？

He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
5 R/ i, ]' f1 J. U5 y8 S5 @
0 m/ d, o% i5 G8 S/ m5 `* u2 a0 h24.重要约会a heavy date
1 ]. h" |9 p0 l5 t+ r7 N4 V
0 E# p9 k8 k# X4 M% Z% z她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
. f3 j- M& k( g. g3 z
She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
! o+ N4 l0 ]. D
& a! {, j+ @8 R$ J7 s25.向……求婚pop the question to
, F" G# Z- K8 W- J- Y. @6 W- ?
) j. L. z5 e  j; f# `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.
3 O' Z% w- a8 ^, ^- ]% J. F
26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。

+ P* R) Q8 }6 j3 J/ V- XShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
1 w' f# S$ I2 L1 V/ L
27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

! L7 k/ R- G& u你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？
" L  u1 a; D  J* ^+ Z
( }$ \! e* T$ G: ^7 DHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
8 R$ g+ v$ f# v+ H- N/ A3 \9 y* V
- n  R+ s' S2 I0 q28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
$ Q9 ~/ ?0 [# R" K; o4 |& ]6 g
1 z3 ]2 q% i! ~: ^; s一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，

5 G% N* ?* |9 q. s" OGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

% ?; P+ o1 S4 e7 w$ I29.开价 make a price

我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
. \* c7 c) p. L. e$ E
- h# u$ ~, l7 X3 XI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

2 l+ b) |9 A4 \: `+ n0 |- Y4 l$ H30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
6 ]/ z6 i9 `+ [, l5 C( Z5 {
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.
9 R5 ]/ C' \$ C
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

6 B# {- @# `. N' O6 E5 `3 O* {$ A It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

2 D" P+ T7 M+ G' `# X1 D/ B32.正经人家 a respectable family

- U$ Q; n! Y+ x& V他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。
  f) X. ]  F. [) S" b6 q
She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
" B! ^2 s6 Y( ~0 f
( l4 w# @1 Z$ ?据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

3 S0 m1 k; c* I* |It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
& ^5 s) v3 V% _( o7 ?
34.零花钱 pocket money
2 Z1 V8 w- p/ Q% G% p' d' ^
: C! t+ s1 H7 j+ D我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
, M) ?3 z1 L4 K# D- m
I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
! n) Y+ F/ ?! K/ j
35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
5 I, k4 A+ e8 h$ `, V
& L8 ?8 J- u5 Y2 l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。
9 q" v. z3 p# B/ H
; U& S" Q$ A# _From 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

1 ^. k- ]7 |: w0 r4 Q: G% ?他和她一见钟情。
! ]0 C( X2 {; F
  [" Q# C7 v, U6 M0 u; CShe took shine to him on their blind date.
5 N. l8 S: d5 B" o& G9 }
" ^5 s) T7 m: _  p' K- @9 T- q1 C37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
4 q4 \& Z0 m" ~1 B
. n1 }! A) l$ Y4 j; n9 p. S2 T; [38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
) T4 y9 d6 e1 l3 T$ H  J
8 q) p/ U4 E# y据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
# p- x9 S3 X- B! Q) ]4 k1 p# C* p* S
: M" D  g- Z2 \It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．旧情人an old flame

昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人
/ `5 C" R7 x% P& _# U/ v- R
6 Y5 \5 ~; f; o0 EThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

/ P- h7 |+ o) J" B& ~1 G, [40.装修房子spruce up
$ F1 _. [* n" V
这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
" I. E. C0 I6 u. ?  D6 S" q
! v) J# S% ~: e0 n5 w" J6 e: iWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
: X( P/ i9 o. W' c6 A% f
9 g5 W5 w$ k0 X9 w7 Y41.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
3 l  [* I3 w; j: d7 P* H
In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

7 r; @: o* M6 ?1 |2 B42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
; q" k' f/ f4 F) l3 R* T: p
有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

* ?1 z6 N) W. m7 ^9 Q43.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？

  Q& N4 r6 U* m, b# o7 S: vHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

7 {; U; R$ O5 l. E7 N( e5 I  }44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
" b2 b" k6 }# _* ?7 N0 k1 Q
7 \3 o. s& c) s6 \8 D' z小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

5 z1 Z4 t9 k! Y0 G3 {( XXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
- L7 t! l% K9 S: P
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.

- j% c# K0 _' |' O8 L46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.