节衣缩食

[jié yī suō shí]

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Definition:
AllAll,scant oneself in food and clothesscant oneself in food and clothes,AusterityAusterity,Scrimp and saveScrimp and save,Tighten your beltTighten your belt
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1.
I had scrimped and saved to get at least two stickers a week - sometimes three if I had a little extra left over.
我省吃俭用，节衣缩食，争取每周得到两张以上的贴纸。有时如果有点额外盈余的话能拿到三张。
wǒ shěng chī jiǎn yòng , jié yī suō shí , zhēng qǔ měi zhōu dé dào liǎng zhāng yǐ shàng de tiē zhǐ 。 yǒu shí rú guǒ yǒu diǎn é wài yíng yú de huà néng ná dào sān zhāng 。
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2.
Paddy: There's only one way out of this. You're going to have to change your lifestyle, tighten your belt and keep tightening it.
帕迪：这种情形，只有一种出路。你必须要改变你的生活方式，节衣缩食，并且这样继续下去。
pà dí : zhè zhǒng qíng xíng , zhǐ yǒu yī zhǒng chū lù 。 nǐ bì xū yào gǎi biàn nǐ de shēng huó fāng shì , jié yī suō shí , bìng qiě zhè yàng jì xù xià qù 。
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3.
Schools had to be cleared of rubble and of displaced people; families had to scrape together money for uniforms and fees.
学校必须清除废墟并且让无家可归的人们离开，很多家庭则必须为制服和费用节衣缩食。
xué xiào bì xū qīng chú fèi xū bìng qiě ràng wú jiā kě guī de rén men lí kāi , hěn duō jiā tíng zé bì xū wèi zhì fú hé fèi yòng jié yī suō shí 。
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4.
Unfortunately, European voters and politicians are simply unprepared for the age of austerity that lies ahead.
不幸的是，欧洲的选民和政治家压根没有做好准备，迎接即将到来的节衣缩食时代。
bú xìng de shì , ōu zhōu de xuǎn mín hé zhèng zhì jiā yā gēn méi yǒu zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi , yíng jiē jí jiāng dào lái de jié yī suō shí shí dài 。
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5.
I'm going through a divorce. How is contemplating my navel going to help pay alimony?
我将要离婚了，该如何节衣缩食用来支付生活费呢？
wǒ jiāng yào lí hūn le , gāi rú hé jié yī suō shí yòng lái zhī fù shēng huó fèi ne ?
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6.
His parents scrimped for his education, first with a local cleric and then secondary school.
他父母节衣缩食以供他上学，先是当地教会学校，然后是中学。
tā fù mǔ jié yī suō shí yǐ gōng tā shàng xué , xiān shì dāng dì jiào huì xué xiào , rán hòu shì zhōng xué 。
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7.
Parents have a better idea of what their budgets are at this point, so parents will scrimp elsewhere, not on kids.
父母都清楚他们的预算在这一点上有更好的主意，让家长节衣缩食其它地方，孩子们没有。
fù mǔ dōu qīng chǔ tā men de yù suàn zài zhè yì diǎn shàng yǒu gèng hǎo de zhǔ yì , ràng jiā zhǎng jié yī suō shí qí tā dì fang , hái zi men méi yǒu 。
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8.
I canceled the credit card, and began to live more frugally.
我取消了信用卡，生活开始节衣缩食。
wǒ qǔ xiāo le xìn yòng kǎ , shēng huó kāi shǐ jié yī suō shí 。
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9.
The reality is cruel, at the beginning, there is no income, the couple to live frugally.
现实是残酷的，一开始，没有收益，夫妻俩就节衣缩食度日。
xiàn shí shì cán kù de , yī kāi shǐ , méi yǒu shōu yì , fū qī liǎ jiù jié yī suō shí dù rì 。
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10.
Greeks could break free of the shackles of Teutonic austerity and head back to the beaches by repudiating their debts.
希腊人可以摆脱日耳曼人节衣缩食的羁绊，通过债务违约，重新悠闲地躺在海滩上。
xī là rén kě yǐ bǎi tuō rì ěr màn rén jié yī suō shí de jī bàn , tōng guò zhài wù wéi yuē , chóng xīn yōu xián de tǎng zài hǎi tān shàng 。
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