In a period of mass unemployment a lot of people must learn to tighten their belts.

They had to scrimp and save to send their son to college.

为了送儿子上大学,他们不得不省吃俭用,拼命攒钱.

We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.

我们得省吃俭用来付帐.

I was very retired and quiet, and tried to be very diligent.

我常常避不见人,默默不语, 刻苦用功.

She was ever remarkable for her perseverance, for her industry.

她向来就以具有不屈不挠的精神, 刻苦用功而著称.

The young player earned his place in the team by training hard.

这位年青选手由于刻苦训练而在队里取得了地位.

He studied hard that he might serve the country well.

为了很好地为祖国服务,他刻苦钻研.

They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment.

他们一生刻苦工作, 不浪费一分一秒.

I'll have to tighten my belt now that I can get no more overtime working.

由于我不能再加班加点,我只得节衣缩食.

Her salary could make a difference a financial struggle a secure financial situation for her family.

他的薪水可能改变家庭经济拮据、节衣缩食这种困境,使家庭经济状况趋于稳定.

That's changing now as Chinese demand slows at the same time that consumers world-wide start-pinching.

但现在情况发生了变化,在全球消费者开始节衣缩食的同时,中国的需求也开始放缓.

The royal family is pulling in its belt.

王室也在节衣缩食地过日子.

He's just lost his job so he has to tighten his belt.

他刚失去工作所以他必须节衣缩食.

From now on, we have to tighten our belts for that holiday.

从现在起, 我们大家得为这次度假节衣缩食.

They scraped and saved, but still couldn't pay for their son's education.

他们节衣缩食, 但是仍然供不起儿子上学.

You'll have two very lean years.

你要过两年节衣缩食的日子.

If you can find a job the veteran will save a lot of trouble.

如果找个可以直接上岗的老手会省却了诸多的麻烦.

The scheme replaced the 40-year-old benchmark system of annual contracts and lengthy price negotiations this year.

今年,该定价机制取代了有40年历史的年度合约基准定价机制,省却了冗长的价格谈判过程.

Indeed, agencies enjoy considerably wider power to dispense with formal proof than the courts do.

事实上, 行政机关较之法院享有更多更广泛的权力省却正式的举证.

Manhood made the arrangement to suit herself economically most desirable from her point of view.

曼胡德为了方便自己作了这样的安排--从她的角度来说在经济上是最划算的.

This means we must have an over-all plan.

我们总得有个通盘的划算.