as rich as Croesus 十分富有(Croesus 是公元6世纪小亚细亚吕底亚国王,十分富有.如直译为 "像科里瑟斯一样富有",倒让读者十分费解,因为读者不知 "科里瑟斯"为何许人,并且后人用此词时,常常意重于典,所以不如释义为 "十分富有",简单明白.)
bring down the house 全场喝彩(不能直译为 "把房子都弄倒了")
(1) It's not easy to become a member of that club-they want people who have plenty of money to spend, not just every Tom, ***, and Harry.
要参加那个俱乐部并非易事──他们只吸收手头阔绰的人,而不是普通百姓。
(Tom, ***, Harry都是英美常见的人名,这里泛指任何人,相当于汉语中的"张三、李四、王五".所以,这里不宜直译为"汤姆、迪克、哈里".)