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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+ p. A2 x+ N2 i$ V) J3 f+ \我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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- x% I. y2 g+ E# sI feel sick of those who mooch off others.

2.    钱挣海了 coin money
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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!

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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. v7 Q9 E! ~: j% O4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

( a3 b6 }) e0 y- |; K. o  z; P! D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

我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了
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; g8 b& g2 e2 wI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.

' i1 R* X& ]4 E; K$ T6.    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！

6 W# |  V  r# M( s7 dYou should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

. {- l9 [0 G; t0 n# ?7.    敲竹杠 a clip joint

7 L/ v: o3 C6 m# y' M9 c9 t那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿

  ~( ^. x& ]" C( z7 RThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed

- }. |( Q8 m3 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。

  |, ^& W/ K1 c$ e5 ^% s+ T Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

9.    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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+ m7 C8 M: O' o: P6 EIn 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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* g9 Y  z0 Z' Y) @; q. \& L10.   发财 rake it in

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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3 E/ {6 v* r0 m11.   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。
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- v. y8 i9 X0 KEating 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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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.
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+ }5 c! q9 M# o' T- L# t( W+ H8 P! u) C13.   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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Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.

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% R) I, Q8 v) l据说那个法官与一个电影明星私通。

! f5 \- ]: O- o7 f" J# WThe judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
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# r8 B% t  ~1 A( E15.   婚外恋 a double life
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9 s2 p( @. m3 W, G& O" t7 ?( C 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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5 m" _. c7 [: r# y5 QPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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9 k3 W: ]! a( T& r: X16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

( X: ~+ h$ ~3 m1 G8 c. u! q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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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
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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
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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

离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

2 [2 ~$ x: v0 y1 Z  H" YOn 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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  X! p+ p4 z) y; Q7 \19.   外快side money
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  M- p7 C2 T. V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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# W" E1 m% ]/ {* n20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.

21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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% S$ _" Y7 I0 [) Y2 b# D. f/ H那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

8 K+ ~/ s% ?4 fThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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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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1 c1 ~* Z% [* ^* z7 p! s( |5 dWhen 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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) u5 ~; v7 x# @9 M* a' Z- Y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？

3 @# ]8 J$ b0 S. G4 x  M) [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

! p+ }2 i( T- i' @5 I( b她说她今晚有重要约会，所以不能来了。
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( `- a- ?3 P1 s& c6 dShe says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won’t come.
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8 a' n) z  K+ B- z0 O- 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。
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4 o: D, A6 Y, i# \: F* a7 FWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

7 _( s9 g! s3 }$ v3 x- i26.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.

! l" }" {8 \! z; F2 ?9 J/ g27.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？

4 A4 d; `3 M* M: iHow 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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2 u3 A9 _; I( Q6 h/ \/ J, ?* g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

! I, u1 ^4 U' t8 z  u3 I我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。

. {7 c# ^3 ~9 @& {9 bI’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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* Q, J  j4 n4 y30.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。

His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.

31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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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。

She’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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4 B0 I. C/ q* T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.
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34.零花钱 pocket money

我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

0 A8 d. ?' K1 z7 @; i6 m. W2 N; TI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

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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。

4 e5 x$ [) n  r* e# O. |) r8 ]From the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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: \6 m0 R$ ~  i36.一见钟情 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

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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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks
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* g- i' I6 e7 Y4 l4 S4 Z- l据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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: o2 Y. Y% \& ]! R$ v+ [* tIt’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.
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5 m1 p0 j2 c: `/ s! |40.装修房子spruce up

4 w& p) l; W( {: K( [, i$ d这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。
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0 Q# M. ]6 ], @, m, [We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

, w! I. q* N3 r+ x/ H# ]# H2 e41.生活优裕 live high off the hog
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* L* h3 g6 c" J) A% B. x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.

42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

! @+ I  {% Y( f) y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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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?

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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' j) l6 ?7 Z( |( O  K& k45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth

- B' ?- {* T; `5 p4 e1 c虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

8 Y0 ?# a  `9 v- PAlthough 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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8 C/ ^& ^, y4 S2 M46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

3 N) R7 B) O* X0 b' u  ~她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

She is a lady without encumbrance.