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1. 跟别人要钱 mooch off someone: N; ^8 g. w) k3 n
0 v& V0 j* Z* b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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2. 钱挣海了 coin money2 O, ~2 X7 y6 y3 x
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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。! ^ K3 |7 _! h+ F
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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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& x, c( ?3 U1 n' u3. 钱多得花不完 have money to burn% ]5 Q' Z% e$ ~% a2 a, p& Y. v: U
3 l4 _" N1 g: n+ `" r- @老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？7 @% d6 m6 c, j( L+ b& h" {
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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% Z$ H; G. w( m. D4. 钱能生钱 money begets money* ^4 N3 P/ h- K1 @ ~
+ F; W5 ^* E% M# v) _; E. S钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？2 e9 S( i3 R! a) a3 `# x$ f0 ^
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?& z! h5 k& s8 s) x. }$ l. q$ v
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5. 没钱 be broke
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# ^) O$ Y& P5 Z6 }我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了7 U9 _. J2 e5 P0 [6 e- r+ [9 p
/ S5 i7 j" g- FI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.# T8 B1 t# Z6 q' Z& _3 i
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6. 钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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8 b# N0 I$ B+ n1 e* J$ i你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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( x# g, G8 `( n+ r& bYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.0 }2 w; B! X8 e$ s' m6 c2 @
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7. 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: ^) Q8 W- L) ?, b+ u
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That shop is plain a clip joint! O. d# O" @ Q% }7 T9 `1 R" B9 P
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8. 生活很富裕be well fixed# j6 r+ o' [! A/ R, K
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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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/ ~! Y$ r3 ^' Y& _$ t3 i8 h! ]" a Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.' s o7 @- K9 t
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9. 吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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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' D' ?5 Z4 H5 P
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: a% s. G* g" \* R) M) ?6 z10. 发财 rake it in
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% L4 E, H) F& Z' y1 w# q它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财+ L$ I: f% p6 o) B1 [# m
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He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.4 h8 Z0 L3 O* k2 ]* t2 I
% R* z a1 j; T- m! I11. 太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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( Z4 E' O, G* n2 Z2 u这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。- w* P" l' a$ e) F, z
" z' v& [- v& O; t& i' a1 x% rEating 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+ Q/ K% j$ j; k# E
) D8 ?& H6 S9 I; r6 f12. 跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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0 c6 T% j6 B" `% v我可不像你，老是和别人比阔
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) F7 H9 W7 S8 J; M) n& `" QI’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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一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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* t2 s0 [+ @" W9 h- ^( [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
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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.3 y6 N: ] S# U2 ]" h
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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7 U; M6 G# E9 s2 i, }: |# a
3 R8 M; q8 v+ o" G3 o+ x7 pPeople 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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1 F& H, G7 I' o U2 Z* ~2 T& S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。
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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.% K- \7 U" R; R5 W# P' J: |- f
6 d8 X) G% o. u1 |1 ]: X- h17. 与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand8 h. x$ M ?: Q" w: j2 p: y5 A
2 ^9 X# L" T1 Z$ ?5 P6 h! @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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, @! n$ t# z6 hThe 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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On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.9 g5 K2 \# M! L, n
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19. 外快side money
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快9 e* v3 Q) I, \. e3 ]* }3 g- _
g1 h# K+ A* y6 cLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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0 z" @0 E$ ]7 N20．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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/ ]: M% u3 w0 m; r8 \$ b( PHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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) k9 |7 f7 N2 k; Q/ t9 c+ y那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。! e; E- N" l D% m& f) @. a
4 p- }# o; D A$ nThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners. k2 J Q. }4 S, Q8 J+ i) W( J
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22.调情 make a pass at someone
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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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2 p8 m* g6 T6 _: s( B7 G23.花费 outgoings. b8 Z! v6 s& G
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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？
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. W/ @% d* }; F' t/ u" m( P# ]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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24.重要约会a heavy date
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J1 R! |' q' \" W& f& e; w3 _她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。& F3 g/ a2 _9 q) t. w; P) P4 ?( D5 j
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She 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 ' j y. H1 J/ Q+ d
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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。4 S; k; E1 T" O7 l1 x4 s
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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., \. A3 M8 N9 ^ W/ P* v& ]
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26.把……给甩了give somebody the air5 G |- R I' a! g( a/ ?5 u
, J2 ^1 S W7 ^* T( R最后她还是把他给甩了。
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; C# O2 q) \7 C# VShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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1 U5 ~+ ]* ~, E! e, v, p L你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？5 F; v8 o; D& k6 r- f
0 n9 Y! T5 g: M: F! V0 v/ d QHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?: r3 N' d# v& F( I( B% `
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28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth/ a- L9 E) S. H5 v; ]3 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，) @# o1 L) d$ C2 {3 H
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Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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29.开价 make a price
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我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。9 [* f$ T2 J. I# U( h/ l
. z; F- M$ ?# _* O! j4 B6 T" z1 XI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.1 N2 P- g3 \5 G* r$ A9 ^4 ~& V, R
& Q/ M. j6 c; \9 @30.卖个好价钱 fetch a good price
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5 p3 s$ p4 }+ g+ x2 u* J& B2 q ~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., r9 ^9 f3 Q- ^! r
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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. ?1 s7 N5 M$ P f' `9 ~
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32.正经人家 a respectable family) C, o% s. \ f5 m! ^; A4 N
: v, Y" E! S S' z他是个正经人家的女孩子，我不相信她会干出这种事。
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She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.
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- O% ?- A) a9 w3 r33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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2 A6 t4 ^, ^4 r# P据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友3 S: u" B$ i* D
& E4 k. o' O$ G/ f* k6 N( wIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.) K( ~' t0 v7 G, u4 q2 G5 U0 n
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34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱+ O5 j- X' X3 \% H
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I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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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。/ v/ |0 j! m" i; }+ Q
3 c! t2 \) s, `; F/ tFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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. I: P: l( X. O: ^36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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She took shine to him on their blind date.& O @ y, g* Q- p: N+ H
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37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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) }5 X( q6 `8 K0 F |许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks$ p+ e. M$ K5 Q$ p. K/ _6 P
9 H) y$ W c% g( }4 ~$ x$ F! u据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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* a1 B4 m; |3 @: z39．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
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% }0 B) d% Z" m& n9 Y9 r. ?0 \The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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3 \+ R n6 `( y3 B5 o" n) ]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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- ]! t8 l8 D+ M4 K; Q5 |; A W: zWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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/ H3 V+ E! h2 O' W" V7 T& N$ ?41.生活优裕 live high off the hog- E) |/ ^3 l9 o( L+ z
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0 X3 c; w7 P; R5 `( bIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.& F# k- T0 ?2 _: B j: h$ t8 z- q9 ]9 ~
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42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers# g1 \, @( m: a' c* X
3 [4 F: K* C4 T% [( \. t M I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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43.有家室的人 a man of family
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! a6 m* Z; t" o+ T t; j6 ^4 P. ~他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？# X$ e5 P- P" p
1 B, G) G0 d7 s6 m2 RHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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; S* |; i7 [7 s: n44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts. o3 @3 Q" H0 T- K" R( {5 t
+ K f0 |* {( L8 Q' c- T/ C小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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: Z; [& A- L O; JXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.8 o7 E1 \2 x" W1 A% ^% U
5 t1 ^9 n* K# o( x3 N: F. x. r/ d45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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5 B; r$ H% c5 c6 M, b虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。+ V+ t6 S7 x8 _ S! b
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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。, _3 B, @. \4 w( d7 h$ r
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