money talks
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“money talks”是一个经常被母语是英语的人在日常生活中使用的习语,有时也出现在写作中。它的本意是在暗示说那些有很多钱的人是有很大的权力的,可以翻译作“一切都由金钱说的算、有钱能使鬼推磨、金钱万能”。类似的意思你也可以表述成:
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◆ Money is power
◆ Wealth is power
◆ Money gives one influence
◆ Wealth has great influence
例句:
A:I can’t believe we now work for this other company. The boss said he would never sell.
真不敢相信我们现在在为另一家公司工作。老板说过他永远不会卖公司的啊。
B:Well, money talks. I guess the other company finally offered him enough to change his mind.
有钱能使鬼推磨。我猜另一家公司终于给了他足够的钱让他改变主意。
Money talks, people walk.
钱开口,人们跟着走。
pocket money
不要简单理解为“口袋里的钱”,其实,这个词组还是很形象的,装在口袋里面的钱也就是“零花钱”了。
例句:
He earned the pocket money by a part-time job.
他的零花钱是做兼职挣的。
marry money
“Marry money”的意思可不是“嫁给钱”。真正的意思是“嫁给有钱人、跟有钱人结婚”。
例句:
She always said she wanted to marry money.
她常说想嫁个有钱人。
spend money like water
这个英语说法来自英国,英国与我们国家还真的不一样。中国地大物博,国土面积就有960万平方公里,我们中国的许多地区身处内陆,人们的生活离不开土地。所以,我们习惯把花钱浪费表达成“挥金如土”。而英国是个岛国,离不开水,就表达成了spend money like water。
例句:
They both spend money like water.
他们两人都是挥金如土。
have money to burn
have so much money that you can spend as much as you like
有足够多的钱,想怎么花就怎么花
例句:
I don"t know what her job is but she certainly seems to have money to burn.
我不知道她做什么工作,不过看来她的钱多得花不完。
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