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The weavers economized their spending for the purchase of looms.织工们为了买织机节衣缩食。They will stint themselves for years to buy an apartment.他们得节衣缩食好几年才能买一套房。Many parents deny themselves so that their children can have the best.为了让孩子们生活得称心如意，很多父母宁肯自己节衣缩食。The Jags have to scrimp and scrape their way along.贾格一家不得不节衣缩食，艰难度日。Many people scraped and saved to get their boys into boarding schools.许多人为把儿子送进寄宿学校念书而节衣缩食。We have scrimped to buy the things we have here.我们一直节衣缩食才买来了这些东西。She scrimped and saved for ten years to buy this house.她节衣缩食十年才买下这栋房子。Now is the time when we must all live as economically as possible.现在到了我们都必须尽可能节衣缩食的时候了。When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts.父亲失业时，我们只得节衣缩食。Chris's parents scrimped and saved so that he could go to college.克里斯的父母节衣缩食供他上大学。The President called for a tightening of the national belt.总统号召全国节衣缩食。My father explained that his salary had been frozen and we would have to tighten our belts for a while.我父亲解释他的薪水遭到冻结，我们只能节衣缩食一阵子了。 |