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。

I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    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。

& f! b$ d% U' P: g7 p& zLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

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

% C8 E, w. Q7 s5 K4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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) F" z, @8 ]0 {% E- S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?
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5.    没钱 be broke

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.
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6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

' E9 O" j5 a* ~你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！
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4 n# |+ Q" ~  d* _) j3 LYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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4 i- |$ y5 a/ P4 m$ p) y7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

! b3 C3 Y$ C# c: K. ?$ ?That shop is plain a clip joint!

! O' Y) o2 W* J6 K4 u; \8 I8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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1 m' J# E. \5 m; T3 j4 v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.
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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

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.

. [( d& V: R8 U+ [/ l' z, B10.   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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11.   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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# }- \4 r& A& {! p: Y1 bEating 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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

! x( ?& Y) X0 \9 d# W0 Y7 ?我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

* G# Q" k9 Y1 ]; n( {3 eI’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
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9 r1 H! T2 I8 Y7 lSome one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
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& k1 Y4 j7 p, l9 w) S$ z! O7 x; d14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with

据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.

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' ~" m* y8 [7 z5 Q1 Z% j2 b 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

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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/ t* {( X6 O* Z) j. N" x- M( |$ @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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0 t. Q  J% n  K5 N. _- 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.

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8 I2 }. X" u+ K5 P( _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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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.
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19.   外快side money

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.

20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

! ~" {: ~8 U! f1 k; j7 h' |He bought that car on the cheap.
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0 ]3 {. g# z% S) P( P! [21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

$ e$ L) L: ~1 h( c/ z, x3 E那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

# i* g  Y8 I5 W: |The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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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。

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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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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5 l: N1 z. T* l" T9 k4 RHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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, Z+ }. \9 f, {+ v" Y* }24.重要约会a heavy date

+ @+ v* u0 \' w, P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.

$ L1 ]8 H9 v7 h$ p25.向……求婚pop the question to
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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。

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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7 S3 L" D! i, s3 t6 A26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

最后她还是把他给甩了。
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' ]! y  C) m3 Z6 u! ]/ ]8 d& p# o, c9 mShe had as supposed given him the air at last.

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: @# m& @6 L5 o" J* ?1 L5 k你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

0 \- \% Y% A- e( V4 k( yHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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28.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，

Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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4 ~- S9 L" W8 U29.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。
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' D5 s& T% N* ?2 h+ ^7 z: q7 [! zI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

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。
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His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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5 h9 R# `1 h+ Y9 C9 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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3 @; I, U1 J- m) j+ g It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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0 o, m& ^; y( `3 {; k; {32.正经人家 a respectable family

7 P; z: L5 g+ S2 C1 Y* d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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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

# [) {  p6 O$ J6 k" p* eIt is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

1 x0 A1 z( p! J, R34.零花钱 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
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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。

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

他和她一见钟情。
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She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

, N" K: `3 v3 v- o许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.
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7 |& j* C* j& d据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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% w2 o/ S$ A4 }0 h$ @7 P0 `It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．旧情人an old flame

" ]1 N- Q2 R, c/ O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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' L/ P% Z4 U# Y! x* ^$ r. {" MThe one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
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9 S. l# F* C, Q+ S40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

8 f+ Y) {; V1 D& [- R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.
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7 p7 E! x9 u7 ]2 L) x! |& k; N' N42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

9 h+ \2 v3 m* s3 ^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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7 s( \, I6 D5 R" j) E# c5 o$ WIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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7 g& B! S- ^' }5 V- h( s43.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？
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He’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?
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44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts
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小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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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
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4 T: ?0 R+ R9 \- \  f, B7 I1 }虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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Although 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

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.