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

6 |7 w) K$ z* Z8 N2 a我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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5 P2 ?+ T/ }& g+ rI 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。
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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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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?
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4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

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* p; M# D% ]* s8 \5 ?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

4 D1 k2 K# j2 O$ _. DI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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: b$ x: q0 B' }$ I6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

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' s* a. k1 {, H- Y) Y  kYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

6 L# }* T1 w* C# ^7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint
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+ I2 l+ @5 H1 `" h, W那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

5 Z5 j, B: C; d( N0 }  aThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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* b4 T, }  G3 U; 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。

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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/ M  H/ G& T' A6 I6 j- T: t9.    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
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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.

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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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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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
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' v' t, n5 X6 G12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses
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" u7 s0 L; l, e- j! K  L) J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.

# \. E, T6 J8 \13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

' p1 l( S- y+ K3 I& K3 _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.

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.
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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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People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

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: q7 ]; V  }  P* F; A4 @5 x( p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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) W, v/ Q" A3 `" m) @$ ^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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18.   嫁妆marriage portion

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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.

9 {: T4 H+ K# D+ n- \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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Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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/ j, f  `" q; m20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

5 C" J& b: a) G4 A他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.
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# Q( I& P. V2 I$ y( z2 X21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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1 c) n/ E3 M8 v: k5 l7 l那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

" Y& C# m' l0 q3 r" E  K( ]The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

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% X3 Q6 ^- p6 X+ s6 _& y当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

6 h# Q" ?6 c* `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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/ M, y! q( d' }9 s& x* T% l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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) ?- X6 \( w! B- IHe gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?
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6 x% Q! D2 ]1 b1 f6 ]24.重要约会a heavy date
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她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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' S$ e+ J9 K3 ]- |% [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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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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# D, Q4 ^" ~( t* mWhen 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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最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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% i: ?. e7 D% c: Q8 a5 \" a27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢？

How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job?

28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
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. q# Z) b, t- b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.

29.开价 make a price
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7 w/ |6 }4 v2 W我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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) w) u) u; _3 _" KI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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$ K8 @7 J# y2 m, w* e, _' b30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price
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1 n8 h2 n. u$ W他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。

  \2 P' N/ W3 I: ~; UHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

9 Q$ w6 m* }& e  s# d) n& I; o31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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  s& p7 e1 s' B5 X7 X+ M5 j. t公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

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。
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' K' G/ a% v: o+ D* k+ x5 sShe’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

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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

/ {8 A* C* v" a8 k我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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$ y# I3 f% w. D; ^& A0 qI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

1 z* H1 U2 _- R) R5 ^6 w35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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  \; h/ G" I) Y. `1 J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 .
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' Z8 r7 n% J* T( s36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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. ?) [  i; _2 I' Z- y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
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8 C- l  g) o% Y  J8 L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。

It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

: j* q% V, \( G8 A4 _! ?9 F* c39．旧情人an old flame
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" C# A+ w' e7 b. ^  i; n* [0 ]7 [: ~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.

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这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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$ c( ^9 h, A8 b: Y( }) mWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.
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41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

7 a1 r6 A- }  ?; ^& U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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+ K9 o6 `; I7 u% N42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

1 O3 f1 t, y- s( \" w* U  Y有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

  Z# V- l9 `; X: d/ L; L  z  EIt’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？
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! V& ~$ u# o: [8 W7 I( S1 g$ A% NHe’s a man of family. How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?

44.好汉无好妻 marriage goes by contrasts

6 F. A& ^7 S9 s: H* T' x小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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' K; M1 E# F" b7 PXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

45.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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Although 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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2 K3 e0 c7 a' l# H46.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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" y4 ~! Y0 I+ a( qShe is a lady without encumbrance.