金錢(qián),愛(ài)情,婚姻,家庭
1.跟別人要錢(qián) mooch off someone
我最討厭跟別人要錢(qián)得人了。
I feel sick of those who mooch off others.
2.錢(qián)掙海了 coin money
這幾年老張的錢(qián)掙海了。誰(shuí)也沒(méi)料到他會(huì)發(fā)這么大的財(cái)。
Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this!
3.錢(qián)多得花不完 have money to burn
老李的錢(qián)多得花不完,要不他敢這么揮霍?
Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything?
4.錢(qián)能生錢(qián) money begets money
錢(qián)能生錢(qián)。沒(méi)本錢(qián)又怎能掙大錢(qián)那?
Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles?
5. 沒(méi)錢(qián) be broke
我手頭沒(méi)錢(qián)了,咱們別到外面去吃了
I don’t want to eat out today. I’m broke.
6.錢(qián)來(lái)之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees
你不應(yīng)該如此揮霍。錢(qián)來(lái)之不易阿!
You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
7.敲竹杠 a clip joint
那可是一家漫天要價(jià),大敲竹杠的商店阿
That shop is plain a clip joint!
8. 生活很富裕be well fixed
自從中國(guó)對(duì)外開(kāi)放以后,有些農(nóng)民也成了企業(yè)家,而且大部分農(nóng)民的生活都富裕起來(lái)了。
Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life.
9.吃了上頓沒(méi)下頓 not know where the next meal comes
雖然很多人都已經(jīng)富裕起來(lái)了,可是人有些人吃了上頓沒(méi)下頓
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.發(fā)財(cái) rake it in
它在海南掙了很多錢(qián),真沒(méi)想到他會(huì)發(fā)財(cái)
He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in.
11.太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg
這個(gè)飯館太宰人了,一個(gè)白菜豆腐湯也得要上幾十元。
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
12.跟別人比闊 keep up with the Joneses
我可不像你,老是和別人比闊
I’m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses.
13.養(yǎng)家糊口bring home the bacon
一個(gè)家里總得有個(gè)養(yǎng)家糊口的人
Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family.
14.與……私通 have an illicit love affair with
據(jù)說(shuō)那個(gè)法官與一個(gè)電影明星私通。
The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star.
15.婚外戀 a double life
我們這兒的人都感覺(jué)到他有婚外戀
People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.
16.深深?lèi)?ài)上be head over heels in love with
聽(tīng)說(shuō)小麗愛(ài)上一個(gè)比她大三十歲的老頭子。愛(ài)情這個(gè)東西真是難琢磨。
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.
17.與門(mén)第比自己低的人結(jié)婚marry with the left hand
皇太子放棄了王位,與比自己門(mén)第低的人結(jié)了婚并到國(guó)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.
18.嫁妝marriage portion
離婚時(shí),她要求男方把她結(jié)婚時(shí)的全部嫁妝還給她。
On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion.
19.外快side money
在過(guò)去的幾年中老張掙了一大筆外快
Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
20.買(mǎi)得便宜 buy something on the cheap
他的那部車(chē)買(mǎi)得可真便宜
He bought that car on the cheap.
21.輸?shù)镁鈈e taken to the cleaners
那幫人合伙欺負(fù)他,結(jié)果讓他輸?shù)镁狻?br />
The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.
22.調(diào)情 make a pass at someone
當(dāng)一個(gè)陌生男子開(kāi)始向我調(diào)情時(shí),我瞪了他一眼就離開(kāi)了。
When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.
23.花費(fèi) outgoings
他一個(gè)月才掙300多塊錢(qián),怎么能支付得起家里所有的花費(fèi)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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