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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3 f2 `* \4 z8 W- `9 F& a我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。

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; q( ^( j2 c/ L6 b3 }7 J, e2.    钱挣海了 coin money

. ?) a, z" t- \, H2 Q( @# }这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。

Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

3 n/ L9 p/ W+ E3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

0 ]' |  @( S% Z+ n2 i' u' _$ e老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

0 ?! U% @% |) S6 GLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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3 _5 W5 ?/ W( m5 y: \4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

3 h0 Z" f6 W0 u+ {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?

5.    没钱 be broke
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I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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) s" S2 r+ F3 S- A6.    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！
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You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

" H7 A9 P) Z5 [6 q7.    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

That shop is plain a clip joint!

% E6 V  I* k# j5 \  A; q, Y- I8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

  n) X. w3 t- J, G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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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.
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10.   发财 rake it in
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# ~3 C) ]: ^8 U它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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$ {. |; l4 |; t% Q1 VHe made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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; ], V1 @. u: b& i) ~( F( |6 j, S2 h这个饭馆太宰人了，一个白菜豆腐汤也得要上几十元。

8 S! c% ~& }/ a: M+ JEating 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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; R- N; Z. y+ P) A  q我可不像你，老是和别人比阔

  C$ u% r/ K9 `% t, ?; h% mI’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
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13.   养家糊口bring home the bacon

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
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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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15.   婚外恋 a double life

9 C' n0 j, Y0 @3 D! b$ U6 K% }: W4 w 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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; j* Y' M' K0 l) |- p6 c! qPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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) Q: `" |/ ^4 U6 u5 u16.   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。

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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5 E+ o/ V& N/ H3 Q: P( Y17.   与门第比自己低的人结婚marry with the left hand
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, S9 c# }+ E; N8 |! F0 y/ {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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1 B# b+ D2 t; H, [% O6 o. s1 y18.   嫁妆marriage portion
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( k3 Q) @' a* O& G# f- S7 \: T离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

2 M5 j, t& ^3 N1 t( Q% EOn 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

- b& L& m! _. c3 rLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.

, U  ]8 K& p# i8 K20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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他的那部车买得可真便宜

4 R) w% d/ o* c  m7 g% DHe bought that car on the cheap.

1 D3 U; G( T" F  e. W21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners

) g# u; V8 H/ r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
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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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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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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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24.重要约会a heavy date

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.
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* x: u/ V* `. G, ]0 X0 w1 q25.向……求婚pop the question to
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, r) Z3 A$ t0 x7 v' o' ]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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+ @7 Y, J& w" F' UWhen 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。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.

4 z/ h$ E! x1 B; b27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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. }; ?8 r+ V% K/ `: \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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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

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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$ O4 }, }4 r! _" ?% G29.开价 make a price
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& a& M4 s- d. o. O7 r4 f+ \我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

  h' C  b0 g" A  ]8 G) F# dI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.

30.卖个好价钱  fetch a good price

- O! _. n& Q+ g. U/ m# v他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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8 f6 r: z8 e- }; h4 g. u( dHis 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
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It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.
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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.
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) B! R4 E3 }: P33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

; j* _6 c+ }1 E$ ~据说他经常勾引别人的女朋友

It is said that he often beats other people’s time with their girlfriends.

6 c' L. D; w& R9 y34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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) ]9 V8 e! v. D; |7 x% @  zI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

/ d4 a6 P' M5 X+ O: T- g35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at
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1 C, D# B: _# A; i" w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 .

36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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- U  {! S, z: ]3 R- G( a  [- P1 T他和她一见钟情。
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" s$ {/ {$ R1 s6 y# gShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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- D( u6 N/ K% \$ d9 y+ c& p37.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.

38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

/ m4 F- d. Z8 ]据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。

1 B7 p" s- }9 J7 wIt’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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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

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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这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

$ w& L8 i4 o0 q. y1 NWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

# s. i: a# }* y, u& ^41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

; L8 \4 Z# B  G: y* [- P% u1 w/ \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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42.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。

4 m  A+ u, b  ]+ N( ^/ j# l' LIt’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
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) B" r) H( U( C1 [* P$ N他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

& H9 w% a+ r/ y5 Z: tHe’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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+ S" l% x: y! d4 `Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。
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0 J3 O% r" }9 E# qAlthough you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

% \; n7 l$ T0 ]( f46.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.