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

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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3 R) e# y- x0 V: d) F: b; T. P1 _2.    钱挣海了 coin money

2 X& ]" J0 t' W! l! j0 x  Z* [# b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!
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) H5 J6 a  Q6 s, F( ?) V3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？

) P( z, ^* }1 n0 BLao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
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+ \+ }1 I/ ^: [# O' r4 S4.    钱能生钱 money begets money

钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？
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* F- u& [$ F+ O. M/ I) V; G* \6 X0 K/ oMoney begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?

5.    没钱 be broke
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我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了

+ B2 X7 Z- b) A% F" {2 y- g: l* }5 ]3 yI don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
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1 k4 ~' c/ A6 i' }! P6.    钱来之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees

4 K  g0 V4 R( L8 H/ H6 U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.
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! z) l! C. Q3 n3 H3 T6 W0 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
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1 y; ^$ A2 ?; [5 u( j, X+ UThat shop is plain a clip joint!
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8.    生活很富裕be well fixed
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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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3 k) |# [- O* x; a" D6 E7 X Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

# p2 f% Q6 u. \( R! W9.    吃了上顿没下顿 not know where the next meal comes
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: N3 s$ _& g6 C; x4 O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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5 e8 z$ g6 Y3 I" [4 c10.   发财 rake it in

它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财

# |6 T* k) U, z" B7 \# O1 C3 mHe 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

# B+ S- t+ Z8 q8 C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

4 E. U# a; v  f12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

9 J- n$ s6 N  r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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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.

15.   婚外恋 a double life
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' o7 X( }& [1 y. [2 e 我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋
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5 E4 \# m3 O6 L8 LPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with
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' E- c8 Y0 F: [, x( J! M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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! s- K  \) u' S8 p' _& J4 mI 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

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

6 Z2 Z& N' T! E) ?. g9 u% xThe 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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" Q, l, S; S8 X- O, iOn 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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/ W; V- }" G! ?在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
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  H$ T& z) u# n# Z- |3 d3 U" MLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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' |% V- W; d& F9 d20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部车买得可真便宜

He bought that car on the cheap.

& w& t. C: P) @1 q21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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* G, I) I# l  R9 b# [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

: \* ?/ p& v$ M! [# u当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

, D0 L$ _0 V2 x. r) ]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

$ G/ X! B! `+ C, \2 G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。
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; r! y, ]* R: N0 ?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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2 }, B8 r& M0 U  I0 j1 N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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8 |5 T1 x% E6 ~/ h2 O) o) ~" O8 J; RWhen he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air

3 S; G2 F! m1 }最后她还是把他给甩了。

She had as supposed given him the air at last.
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, P+ K/ b0 l3 t' }27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
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$ K0 z3 I/ A" @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，
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7 L+ D! }! \: M, Q$ ^; h  @) CGenerally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
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2 t6 N6 W3 ?( m: k. W29.开价 make a price

我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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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

他的那部车在这次拍卖会上一定能卖个好价钱。
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  j! ^: Z* Z) J7 z- sHis car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.
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6 i& v5 R) Q" k; u2 g. T( O0 |31.搂搂抱抱play kossy-poo
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1 b7 D! c/ @3 J+ |: V) _1 G公园里那些年轻人搂搂抱抱的真让人看不下去

* W4 t# r, y6 C7 G It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

5 C0 O) t8 g4 G3 O$ Z3 i32.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.
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33.勾引别人的女朋友beat somebody’s time with someone

' H1 y5 b# l* f! m0 U& i9 \( t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.

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我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱
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. V0 t) G0 y2 m- A$ Y  `, gI do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.

& H! [: U% H) J1 N0 v* V1 x1 T35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

0 g: h- Q. S; j9 O' o4 p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 .

" n- b6 U" t, }3 @6 @2 z36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone
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% b7 h2 t$ z, Y; m8 P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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0 ]) W: E# _; Z# r1 z  k许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑

: _8 U* x5 W# d  g) w% ~7 _) bMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

& r- x$ q' F6 Q& v6 s+ t) r# z据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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8 x: ?, f0 V9 r; P2 k( |0 ~It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.
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0 K6 k# P$ F7 A% V# P39．旧情人an old flame

/ q2 c; I$ ]% J" M  G; b昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人

" H% A, x5 y8 a% S- I, P" T/ Q1 mThe 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。

0 ]7 F; u9 Q# H% Y2 mWe spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

0 C1 x" x/ G# X3 |( A% V41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

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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; {  k. L' e2 u3 UIn recent years, those who even haven’t had primary school education have begun living high off the hog.

8 j( g6 ?+ J; ?42.钱能毁了挣钱的人 money can unmake its makers

! G8 ]4 I3 W( y+ g: ]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
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6 u5 n4 J' r8 `9 r5 P他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？

. @: n5 [9 n. T) XHe’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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9 ^8 O. w: I! Q' s0 L9 f小陈和她结婚了？真是好汉无好妻
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/ u3 d$ p6 x/ r1 R2 x9 Z& uXiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.
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% p6 n9 u* U; C/ c9 A( ?! K$ ]45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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- D/ k8 L: @. x. s) K虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

Although you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

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  z; s( _7 B- HShe is a lady without encumbrance.