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

: b# m0 f) V# c7 C% v* d我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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6 \. S, v, _) E3 b4 Q9 fI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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, H. x% L  W! u3 T( a' d1 ?这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

  `0 R- a! ]: [2 pLao 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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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?

, @/ ~( J) {2 v6 S/ i4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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# Y& s4 r8 u+ v0 M% j; b" Q钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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1 K# ~( K: C  C' ]. n$ {Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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5.    没钱 be broke
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  f7 H' u) Q( T: z1 X8 Q% U& a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.

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

- S% _7 F+ N2 ?2 U你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！

6 I2 r& K3 k+ n4 OYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
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( Q9 }1 O: ^/ B3 p: R* J, 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

- n: o/ J( q' [- S& oThat shop is plain a clip joint!

8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

% B  g7 x/ O- c: O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.
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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.
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% O# n3 v. ]. I: k  z10.   发财 rake it in

0 a) s4 L! }4 T' `( g它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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- J7 e9 {) L( K4 ^$ fHe 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。

! {! |! ]  e$ \: s) N/ sEating 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

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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& X9 y% S' l9 W) Q一个家里总得有个养家糊口的人
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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

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.

15.   婚外恋 a double life

我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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8 [0 a: ^; ^* R, C+ M) x0 y$ bPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

% m! B/ ]& Z) P16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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! k. W1 A  c: E3 r0 R( T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。

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.
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9 L+ n# M+ U9 H% w. ?! r17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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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

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
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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。
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' V" d- N2 Q: ~6 XOn 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
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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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5 z/ Y' W: @0 Z  J' c2 {( sLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

0 _7 }/ B1 Y, ^8 O( C& I) N! D: T* Z20．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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5 F7 f' B% ?  g/ y0 X6 ?7 LHe bought that car on the cheap.
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" Y/ q7 w  `) s% K* z3 u21.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。
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2 f0 s9 c$ o( _/ J5 a6 lThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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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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6 [7 N/ Z! v- m5 QWhen I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

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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？

9 @$ d1 b9 \9 X/ k  e  G- h& e- qHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?

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9 q0 q" T. q( W% g7 P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

7 z) Y! k' g; a. A- @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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5 I* U# u4 ^* y+ C26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

' i; |# `6 a# i3 }* `% B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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$ ]! H: F" s3 W4 vHow could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?
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1 ]  S9 H! r; r$ n0 H1 p1 c8 B28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

! ~% S( l, i/ k: J+ L6 r. [% F一般说来，生在富贵人家的孩子很少有什么出息，
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* u4 Z9 I$ m2 ]$ s( yGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

: f% e% E' a' N9 n6 h: m$ {I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo

公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

' y: W' C: K5 f3 o- @ It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

$ U3 ~- x/ r- ]5 B( k% Z/ |* ?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。
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She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

2 p( y  S. r7 F7 \+ N33.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
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It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

34.零花钱 pocket money
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7 C+ [2 ^' G  {. x5 m( d我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

8 ?4 P6 T, p, ~4 p2 S6 MI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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; a, S# n) t! H5 L7 D35.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。

2 G. Q4 ]; m, I( HFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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9 L! B& e1 _. }* V8 \; n0 a" ]36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。

She took shine to him on their blind date.

37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet
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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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据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

39．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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The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.

40.装修房子spruce up

这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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3 K* M! T& U2 u# @1 LWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

# T3 l% T2 ~( Z' f% x) {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.

$ O3 n4 K0 f- B2 W* A& W. q42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

: {5 a. \( Q2 aIt’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”
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0 U# i& U  z7 v- v9 z0 c6 B43.有家室的人 a man of family

4 Q  t& N: E0 U1 M- g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! b3 G/ E# J4 a+ H6 N44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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: z' C& r% W  B) S7 ~/ ^  c: tXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

" y8 Q" f9 a2 v  T/ h45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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1 i+ C- b2 I4 M4 dAlthough 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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0 m9 n+ D! E4 T( J4 c6 b46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

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She is a lady without encumbrance.