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

一個家里總得有個養(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)說那個法官與一個電影明星私通。

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到他有婚外戀

People around here all feel that he’s leading a double life.

16.深深愛上be head over heels in love with

聽說小麗愛上一個比她大三十歲的老頭子。愛情這個東西真是難琢磨。

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，與比自己門第低的人結(jié)了婚并到國外度蜜月去了

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，她要求男方把她結(jié)婚時的全部嫁妝還給她。

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．買得便宜 buy something on the cheap

他的那部車買得可真便宜

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?/P>

The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners.

22.調(diào)情 make a pass at someone

當(dāng)一個陌生男子開始向我調(diào)情時，我瞪了他一眼就離開了。

When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left.

23.花費 outgoings

他一個月才掙300多塊錢，怎么能支付得起家里所有的花費那？

He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family’s outgoings with such a small income?