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

我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.

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。

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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0 b/ _7 z" H2 x3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

: }: Z: j/ N/ v老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

6 @$ j9 w9 O  y' p! S- c9 B4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

+ N. y  q/ ^/ O2 T钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

- ~  K2 k$ s# B. h" ~Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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: l8 n0 s0 ]1 e0 Z/ _! O' ^; |8 a5.    没钱 be broke
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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.

+ X0 f6 }6 E& [7 b; r7 ^6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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( r$ S) k$ [' ]9 u5 l9 @* B$ P0 kYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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" v1 ^  [1 \2 O2 D5 G: |8 m7.    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
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& y8 T' q# [4 N! `; ~' \That shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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, x3 G- R+ s% ^; y: ^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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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

1 |$ s5 v) C" x: j" ^4 R6 Q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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  N( f+ O+ J* C$ ^. P它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

% b9 m/ D) b  T6 Q" p7 PHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

9 k! ^& m" l. o4 j1 }$ [3 ^11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

7 s7 ^6 u( q* D9 ~4 X. v/ A" n6 e9 q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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+ F: W; B  J2 H! g9 Z' ?* 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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7 B" \9 W5 g' s/ l- \0 m: V12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

- {" @! W9 l4 R( E9 a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.
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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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6 f$ j. L& {( j4 cSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

$ _  k0 l6 G+ R' Q. P" C14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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* K0 @8 Z% H. }$ A; c; J据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

' \* d' U) p  vThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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15.   婚外恋 a double life

' _0 `+ d- |6 M- g  J# ]/ E 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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+ Q! x3 F2 L( C+ B* cPeople 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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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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5 Y6 d3 {7 g. D2 _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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* E' @, P( @7 l2 @7 s: {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.

2 E* q: h3 X$ x, `$ r9 o. I  I' x19.   外快side money

3 t+ Q( m$ n. }- e7 K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.
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4 a# f) C2 S2 f20．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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) X: {& g* M$ p( B4 U' ^8 c4 VHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

0 `& m, b, @7 R! d) A8 T那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。
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3 U! x6 w8 l" l  o8 [The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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+ n, k, U$ A8 |22.调情 make a pass at someone

1 f  }9 `* o) |2 X4 z$ P6 ~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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( m+ N# ^  R% A& Z3 V& t23.花费 outgoings

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？

% u2 r; A% W# j: SHe 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

9 t1 ~. u, s2 d她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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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

$ W" m: Y, s: ?1 g$ N  j$ @, t7 V1 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。
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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.
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26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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1 F) ]& k4 C) n7 A最后她还是把他给甩了。

# x# Z0 K3 Y" A5 c  Y$ NShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

% D2 j, o& Q/ k3 \27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

0 j, x9 m- {$ r你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

2 C; |  i# f% E" e! THow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

# Q: B: C1 g: M1 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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Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

0 {3 Y" t  y' m  ^7 |" w1 h3 k29.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。

I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

2 d+ F. A1 J+ W# u- X0 q$ k他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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# w, P# v: d8 vHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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% l1 }4 {3 M$ e& ?3 x2 R; Y31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

, z3 o# ^4 u6 H- C" l# Z* |$ P It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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7 W! Y3 M) f8 `32.正经人家 a respectable family

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.

33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

' }* t1 |; `0 j- w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。

# x  ?8 Q9 r* r+ ]5 g6 w& kFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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  [8 ?1 q* T# z" z7 X) e. Y- x36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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他和她一见钟情。
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5 g5 u7 }! d) n7 ^$ C4 j( Z, yShe took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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. l- i9 k6 p# _' _' h9 E  m: S许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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, q- |  {/ I) I7 Z0 F3 T" l9 o$ pMany families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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; N' P  v! J! S据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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, x+ f- l3 L" u+ ?2 ]& O9 u. f% fIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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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
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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

" F; n: b% c5 D7 \40.装修房子spruce up

# Q3 i) E" E( h' E: S/ C5 y2 X" K这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.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

In recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

3 y  n2 M* N( w5 `, Y42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers
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; @1 g5 ~$ q8 F, q! {6 N' e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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8 e, q! p0 a3 D1 QIt’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？

+ M* d3 f( C; O0 N0 hHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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' H) R" v8 x$ ~' ]44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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; V. ?+ ^. C1 I) ^, L9 J3 s小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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# ^  l3 q0 F# e% \( L% K. Q4 oXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

' z6 r; A% i3 t% @& h虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

8 ^( r2 L3 L. i3 L; qAlthough 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

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。
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  {. |6 L- W  r2 fShe is a lady without encumbrance.