21. 外快side money
在过去的几年中老张挣了一大笔外快
Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.
20.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.
21.输得精光be taken to the cleaners
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.
22.调情 make a pass at someone
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.
23.花费 outgoings
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?
24.重要约会a heavy date
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.
25.向……求婚pop the question to
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。
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
最后她还是把他给甩了。
She had as supposed given him the air at last.
27.怀孕了 be heavy with child
你怎么能忍心让一个大肚子的女人干这样重的活呢?
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,
Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark.
29.开价 make a price
我看过你的那部车了,现在你开个价吧。
I’ve seen your car and now you can make a price.
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。
His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction.