睡覺睡到自然醒、數錢數到手抽筋……今天咱們就一起來看看和錢有關的10個英語表達。

1、(right) on the money

exactly right; in exactly the right place; in exactly the right amount (of money).
完全正確；恰到好處；（錢）正好夠數。

e.g. You were right on the money when you said that I would really like that book.
你說過我會很喜歡那本書，被你說中了。

e.g. Your estimate is right on the money.
你的判斷完全正確。

2、come into (some) money

to get some money unexpectedly, usually by inheritance.
得到意外之財，通常是因為繼承遺產。

e.g. She came into a lot of money when she turned twenty.
她二十歲的時候得到了一大筆意外之財。

e.g. I hope I can come into some money some day.
希望有天我能突然有一大筆錢。

3、fork some money out (for something)

to pay (perhaps unwillingly) for something. (Often mention is made of the amount of money. See the examples.)
為某物付出錢財（也許不情愿）。（常會提到是要一大筆錢。看例子感受一下）

e.g. Do you think I'm going to fork twenty dollars out for that book?
你認為我會花20美元去買那本書嗎？

e.g. Forking out lots of money for taxes is part of life.
上繳一大筆稅款是生活的一部分。

4、funny money

1) counterfeit money
假幣

e.g. The bank teller spotted the funny money in the man's deposit almost immediately.
銀行出納人員立即發現那個人存款用的是假鈔。

e.g. He was caught passing funny money through the business.
他被發現在交易時用了假幣。

2) temporary or substitute money, good only in certain places
暫時流通或代替流通的貨幣，只在特定的地方通用。

e.g. What am I going to do with all this funny money when I leave here? It's no good anywhere else.
我離開這里后要怎么處理這些替代貨幣？其他地方都不能用啊。

3) foreign currency
外幣

e.g. We had better buy some gifts and get rid of some of this funny money before our flight.
在起飛前我們最好買一些禮物，花掉些這些外幣。

5、I’d bet money (on it)

I am certain.
我確定。

類似于我們“賭五毛”的感覺？？好吧，其實也就是“我敢打賭”~

e.g. I'd bet money on it. I'd bet money that Jane will get that job.
我很確信。我敢打賭Jane會得到那份工作。

6、in the money

1) wealthy
富有的

e.g. John is really in the money. He's worth millions.
John真的很富有。他有百萬的財產呢。

e.g. If I am ever in the money, I'll be generous.
如果我一直很有錢，我會慷慨解囊的。

2) in the winning position in a race or contest. (As if one had won the prize money)
在比賽或競賽中處于優勝地位。（就好像已經獲得了優勝獎金）

e.g. I knew when Jane came around the final turn that she was in the money.
當Jane進入到了最后一輪，我就知道她贏定了。

7、heavy bread

a great deal of money
一大筆錢

e.g. That car cost some heavy bread.
那輛車要花好一些錢呢。

8、money talks

Money gives one power and influence to help get things done or get one's own way.
金錢會賦予人權利和影響力，能夠幫助事情完成或為所欲為。（就是“有錢能使鬼推磨”啦）

e.g. She'll get her way because money talks.
有錢能使鬼推磨，她想做什么都可以。

e.g. If you want us to help you out, here's some advice—money talks!
如果你想讓我們幫你一下，那么這里有些建議——有錢能使鬼推磨！

9、money to burn

More than enough money for what is required or expected.
超出所需或期望的足夠的錢。

e.g. After they paid off the creditors, they still had money to burn.
他們還完債權人的錢后，仍有用不完的錢。

This hyperbolic expression implies one has so much that one can afford to burn it. [Late1800s] This sense of the verb burn is occasionally used in other phrases, such as time to burn ("more than enough time"), but not very often.
這個夸張的表達暗示，擁有的數量非常大，多到可以拿去燒掉。[19世紀末]動詞burn的這種形容方式偶爾也會在其他的短語里見到，比如time to burn（時間多得不得了），但不是很常見。

10、be coining it (British & Australian informal)

（英式英語&澳洲英語的非正式說法）

to be earning a lot of money quickly
迅速掙到一大筆錢

e.g. The magazine has been coining it since the new editor took over.
自從那個新的編輯接手以來，這個雜志就狠賺一大筆了。

也可以說be coining money（美式英語&澳洲英語的非正式說法）

（來源：滬江英語 作者：碳包 編輯：Julie）