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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我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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; ^7 c2 s" u  f8 q' kI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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8 s/ x% z6 Q- @' F* G. ^' a2.    钱挣海了 coin money

% T; |2 ]% l' Y2 `- z7 @: X) e* p这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

  R9 j+ a8 i, s6 x, vLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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5 L( U# o! h( p. s2 y" U4 U! ?老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

/ x8 B3 z4 L- B  Y" J( n( O: Z8 NLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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1 |/ `" _# G4 r# k- W/ c钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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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.

7 }3 m; D. k2 e/ u5 f' m1 S6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
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2 Q, G4 o; W( _+ b) h, k) T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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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
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That shop is plain a clip joint!
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4 x3 t8 d' V; p8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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' @. P6 H5 J; K7 A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.

" L  Q+ m( Z8 S8 w4 f9.    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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10.   发财 rake it in
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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
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) S9 T( ]3 K! [9 g. y11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg

" \1 x' I3 x/ i2 e  S' D这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

Eating 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

& U1 v- |4 i, K2 k9 [' r+ l12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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$ R6 S$ \8 G! P7 r7 V" N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.

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

8 ~, C" ]3 V" @4 |. tSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

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.
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. O8 |1 y. W* i8 q) Y15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

  N- O: `. `% d# M8 m6 EPeople 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

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。

9 L# g3 I5 I0 B' N$ p9 Z+ y. jI 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.

8 ?. Z! s5 f6 y4 c. D2 `17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand

* \3 y: ^7 s1 P7 [; d+ F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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+ j, x8 t6 c9 U5 k' F" @6 o# sThe 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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18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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1 C. r- P. d: \/ i$ o3 ]$ @+ h' e离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。
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0 J. a1 J7 M7 Z9 m6 Y' fOn 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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7 G# c# @. n5 O19.   外快side money

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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20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

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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) t' D* V2 o( x0 W0 L那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.调情 make a pass at someone

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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. E# R9 d( K" }0 x. HWhen 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

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?
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, C1 v! d- H' z8 F# N+ u  r她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。

She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.

25.向……求婚pop the question to
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# s; L: m: ]$ T* I- l$ b6 I( [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。

# y2 z$ A7 A- f+ t( Z. g+ e- dWhen 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

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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6 ?2 S$ W6 x# M8 B+ X6 g! kShe had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

% a$ j, O# q4 o8 a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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/ |0 A. o+ l' J* G: d+ YHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

1 p. Y) L1 {5 J5 f( q28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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/ w) F, d5 M" m- R9 x: f; CGenerally 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

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.

+ M& E1 w: d; y* F; G( w30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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! \% J3 @& [& y7 z$ G他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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: m( ?) w& ~$ R+ b, v$ oHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

% n; c* N; a& g  y7 u31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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. E" ]8 K* W( j* w$ j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.

32.正经人家 a respectable family
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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.

" G) r6 o' v. H& E33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone
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据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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. w& x0 f& l1 H; @# K/ W+ v5 s4 VIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.
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9 L* ^1 X* D% E2 C8 G. J: C34.零花钱 pocket money
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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.
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35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

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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$ F2 w* S6 s0 XFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .

1 G/ t0 @* b) L36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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5 N) j: L* z8 S4 x他和她一见钟情。

6 u$ I: y/ q8 o. j5 E6 Y, ~6 ?She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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, V5 u" ?& I' C/ ?Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

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据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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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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9 k' B+ N' t1 c" g这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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; _' O0 @/ s. n9 Y. h" K" i! IWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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- `4 \" L+ u# o, a41.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

0 d; P/ T$ x3 [4 eIn 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 makers

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0 z% z) d0 `9 A9 xIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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5 H3 h: y5 m8 l  \( ~3 v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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( d) B$ i6 s6 t5 ?% ^0 N44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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; f& p, P: x# J: k9 m( N; g小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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9 m, D, G. ~1 c3 S0 eXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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. E2 q9 X4 ^: S! ~& Y# `45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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$ g0 _7 z4 c' X& J* 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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  ~$ K& x- U2 I  T4 E& ]' SAlthough 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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- O" k2 h: {* C7 w$ \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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She is a lady without encumbrance.