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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; z2 X7 g; I2 M! A4 J) A# A我最讨厌跟别人要钱得人了。
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+ J$ J: n) ~% v' kI feel sick of those who mooch off others.
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3 n1 n3 N% x- L# g: L, `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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0 ]6 f! k8 {6 u" i# MLao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!

' J! }: ~) U' P# M$ m& h3.    钱多得花不完 have money to burn

7 O/ }8 s8 U, ]1 ]) }- V( y9 B6 G老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？
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Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?

4.    钱能生钱 money begets money
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Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
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# h5 I+ `# m7 e5.    没钱 be broke

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.
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- [7 b0 Z8 z( U+ D9 T% r6.    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.

! ?" \6 r: v3 y( ^: O' r+ b7.    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

! I. f9 ^+ e1 a% p( @, ~That shop is plain a clip joint!
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+ p; y5 M8 p8 ^' s3 M7 r, S8.    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。

Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.

! X$ U5 T3 ^, s! \* h& G9.    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

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

1 {; o! L5 [8 Q/ c+ S6 L% O它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财
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$ y* \3 N* h, L* E- P) ^He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.

: Z2 g, |$ X, N7 |11.   太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
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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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% e" L; o: _/ s" x& g+ EEating 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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' R: f9 \  y8 t6 J. E& l12.   跟别人比阔 keep up with the Joneses

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.

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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1 r+ H$ ~) V# M" USome 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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我们这儿的人都感觉到他有婚外恋

/ V0 q, |* b! G/ L) PPeople around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
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; Q6 g! P% h( \2 ?/ z16.   深深爱上be head over heels in love with

: y: {4 K: e2 ~% g: p; a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。

$ D6 v' f' ^$ O+ u& F/ `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.

% `4 r# o8 I& n7 \: t* {  z. K17.   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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) o9 R. D: N) d4 I+ M4 R1 ~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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离婚时，她要求男方把她结婚时的全部嫁妆还给她。

On 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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在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快

$ `/ \! E5 K( T4 S/ }1 ]" sLao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
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20．买得便宜 buy something on the cheap
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. T5 z4 [. F+ X( @! G他的那部车买得可真便宜
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7 z) I. m4 `* L. iHe bought that car on the cheap.
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21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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那帮人合伙欺负他，结果让他输得精光。

- O% i5 m* X# j! [2 l, PThe guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
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+ M/ G" v6 w7 v1 y3 W2 a22.调情 make a pass at someone
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( T6 g& l( f$ T. @. a) i当一个陌生男子开始向我调情时，我瞪了他一眼就离开了。

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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  ]/ N6 `  s4 M4 ]# {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？

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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( a4 ?; E$ P. Q3 a) h+ {) i3 [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.

" i$ t) a+ Y4 ~) K- N25.向……求婚pop the question to

! f( e1 y0 Q- J. S6 p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。

: l2 I. H% _$ m9 j0 E* _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.

26.把……给甩了give somebody the air
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& `0 g7 G+ u  Y, d6 u9 f9 f5 a* O* m最后她还是把他给甩了。
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She had as supposed given him the air at last.

27.怀孕了 be heavy with child

) j' x* S0 v2 |2 `! z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?
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- N, J0 z& v* b# V28.生在富贵人家born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth

. J; h2 N" [/ {! w% A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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29.开价 make a price

' ^1 j3 D. G6 ^3 ]! K4 M+ {我看过你的那部车了，现在你开个价吧。
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% u5 U$ v* l1 L# s# JI’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

7 c5 R6 Z1 R$ t: [6 @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

It’s plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park.

* H* w4 h( K7 c% g' K) B32.正经人家 a respectable family

2 q$ t0 t) H; N' c) ]: K. i7 [: k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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6 @2 O" r5 o- P7 S7 {She’s a respectable girl. I don’t think she could have done this.

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+ z" g! Y; h4 ~) Z3 U' h! R' n$ P" 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.

34.零花钱 pocket money
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# A: m  B8 _1 s# t# m我不赞同给孩子们很多零花钱

I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.
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2 D0 j$ P5 H# p0 u4 |8 C* h35.向某人作媚眼 make eyes at

8 B$ P- ]5 S  B1 d& C; 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。

7 P+ T2 K# t9 m3 p$ HFrom the way she is making eyes at the boss you’ll certainly know what sort of person she is .
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36.一见钟情 take a shine to someone

他和她一见钟情。
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4 Y* l0 W/ r5 I/ XShe took shine to him on their blind date.
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4 X% o% {( X# d. x8 s37.家丑 a skeleton in the closet

. N  n- d1 c8 W+ J' t. {! ]/ \/ }许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑
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* V% D& u# [% E" @1 d/ r1 }; q8 o! x& Q0 KMany families have a skeleton in the closet.
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  u" I( s+ @7 |' M/ F, k" V! y' {38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks

7 o* Y3 o. R! I- i3 @5 H, A0 v& M据说他们的婚姻已经濒于破裂。
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- I( c' V  g% I. }It’s said that their marriage is on the rocks.

$ v* V0 U+ g$ V# k- V5 o39．旧情人an old flame

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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5 p9 \8 [4 Q0 ~0 [这次我们装修房子花了近30，000元。

We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the house.

41.生活优裕 live high off the hog

5 h. l+ w( B& G" t4 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

0 q- A+ c4 a7 L' s# w$ FIn 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
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' M3 E7 H+ ]9 B1 i4 j/ U有钱能使鬼推磨是真，可是钱能毁了挣钱的人也是真。

& V4 N) M$ o: B9 C& C, ^It’s true that “money makes the mare go, “and it’s equally true that “Money sometimes unmakes its makers.”

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  `+ P0 |$ @; e- @9 h他可是个有家室的人。你怎么想和他结婚呢？
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/ h" D& n2 `! F# C4 F' pHe’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

Xiao Chen got married with her? Marriage really goes by contrasts.

3 g" o- ~+ a( O9 m45.钱花得值 get one’s money’s worth
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虽然你送孩子上学得花一大笔钱，可这钱花得值。

; c+ S+ t. \" [3 X# A, L3 S8 YAlthough you’ll have to spend a large sum on sending the kid to school, you still get your money’s worth.

9 j. `) h) G/ D46.没有儿女拖累 without encumbrance

5 b- A4 l, U) Q  i$ G9 x. D她是个没有儿女拖累的自由女人。

: ?; d2 ^3 F+ ?- |3 y4 kShe is a lady without encumbrance.