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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I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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  S7 y+ v, c5 G" P/ Y7 j7 v这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。
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+ O/ y: t5 `+ }1 Y9 a- n% pLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
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$ i7 v7 `3 }$ Z# \' \! a3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn
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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?
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4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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5 w0 ?3 I# C  f# L( p! k钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？

9 ?, [* f: {: \2 }" k! a2 ?2 wMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke

3 Y5 h4 B. W  j4 [* H8 M我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

7 j& ~  \/ O& w  N8 F$ o" Z( D+ UI 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
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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.

: Y9 \0 V7 u8 U6 h7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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* y/ n" d2 V5 T- l* b那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

* _8 ?- f9 L! M6 O8 L1 cThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

6 }# h7 C+ |% e$ u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。

& \& x2 n* Z( w& t 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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* o3 h2 z9 m% w* g3 q9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes

1 ]( N! q8 b# ^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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它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

# D& m$ E( I. S7 WHe 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

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

12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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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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& S9 @- e" h% R% M! l& u13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon
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( k( x5 z: u. e; T8 |& e- F一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人

Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

14.   与……私通 have an illicit love affair with
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4 n+ f( k: x" P) r' t据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。
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% X  _, C4 O8 I7 F4 a+ mThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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% k) b7 o2 A$ Z- ~2 E3 Q+ r15.   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

, j9 K& K2 }8 E8 F6 |People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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, V: u  B0 x: @. H6 f16.   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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6 N' [% a, d( [/ A- `6 SI 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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17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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( ~1 ?. a$ G0 m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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/ Z" s4 a9 c9 k* x# \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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18.   嫁妆marriage portion

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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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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% H+ V) x" q9 g( U2 f, c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.
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20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

' `0 r+ G) O$ g2 Q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

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.
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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。
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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.

23.花费 outgoings

" p6 u2 y- R. Q: s/ t4 |& @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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# y2 v/ O& |/ ~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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/ ^: n' t. R7 Q2 \& Q& R24.重要约会a heavy date
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- q- n6 o3 o) o! l9 Q7 A! J; ~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

- \, L. a# [9 \" P2 l8 M5 j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

最后她还是把他给甩了。

( z$ ]& Z  i! T$ Z2 ^She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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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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$ s) S0 l% ~- I2 x2 Z! W2 MHow 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

一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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( _6 W+ n/ d9 q4 J$ I: g/ hGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.

2 f( m: y; E0 X29.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

* J' k7 i+ p3 r/ m9 d他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

8 _* x  x# E: n2 g8 S( D* gHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

  n1 V2 j7 v9 ~公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

7 g6 A! a5 J2 [7 o It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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% U' i6 Q" _  v  J  B32.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。
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% _8 {) V" i* K: cShe’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
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据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友
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3 t5 \  m4 u6 \5 j9 _It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

; ]4 L( |$ H; ?) }2 s34.零花钱 pocket money
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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

4 I9 C. N, A( CI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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7 l0 J3 @: g8 U9 b35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

, c- k6 W: [/ B( r1 [' Z( P( E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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From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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/ Z' \2 x& A/ E0 W0 K, }7 Q他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.
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+ ~4 e4 v% o4 O# S7 ?# |% g37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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  h* ]3 [, }/ l! y% |Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

# ?3 }4 G: b) z" N" y+ P据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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: i! v" @) l( ]# x' CIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

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+ E7 @1 J4 v- H% H9 W2 J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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  O6 [) f; V- j$ \8 JThe 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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We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

' b1 e; g# P# V8 ^* w# T, U41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

( h' `5 e3 W) x' {4 r5 _+ H6 O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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) T" ~/ j9 n7 `7 N2 e42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

0 ^. W  x+ i; g7 e& F# K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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It’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

1 `" F) r0 f% i$ ]0 t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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! x' q2 v0 C) G6 j, f) P1 U% S1 t小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻

; F" S  A6 _# e. V0 RXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

  V3 u: f# H  o  V虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

( U  v6 t3 ]) }# j. iAlthough 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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5 `7 I- m. a3 V9 l2 x) P# _9 S9 r& U46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

% L( A9 _2 V7 f" |; o- S7 `( z( ?# qShe is a lady without encumbrance.