In the 1980s, the government cut spending.
在20世纪80年代，政府削减了开支。
When consumers need to cut spending, the logic goes, cheap meals like Big Macs and Whoppers become even more attractive.
按照这种逻辑，像巨无霸和华堡这样的廉价食物会更吸引需要削减开支的消费者。
需要削减开支吗，夫人？
We have to, obviously, cut spending.
他说：“很明显，我们必须削减开支。
I said cut spending and cut entitlements.
我说要削减开支和资助。
The Italians are moving to cut spending.
意大利人正在采取行动，缩减支出。
True, it makes sense for a nation with huge debts to cut spending.
没错，让一个负担着巨额债务的国家削减开支是合情合理的。
Even so, Mr Osborne will have to raise taxes as well as cut spending.
即便如此，奥斯本先生还得在削减开支的同时提高税收。
Tilford adds that there is a limit to how much any country can cut spending.
经济学家蒂尔·福特说，每个国家削减开支的做法是有限度的。
The commonsensical to do is to cut spending, but nobody wants to cut spending.
减少开支才是符合常理的做法，但没人愿意这样做。
But if we need to raise taxes and cut spending eventually, shouldn't we start now?
但如果我们需要提高税收及最终精简开支，我们是否应该马上实施？
But with ministers trying desperately to cut spending, that seems unlikely to happen.
但部长们想尽一切方法削减开支，这个想法貌似实现不了。
They will all pledge to cut spending, taxes and regulations and make the economy grow.
他们都会发誓要减少开支、税收和规章制度，并让经济增长。
When we say we're going to cut spending, read my lips: we are going to cut spending.
当我提到要削减经费，看我的嘴唇：我们是要削减经费。
Many householders have onerous debts, and would cut spending abruptly should prices plunge.
许多居民负有繁重债务，并会削减开支以应对价格的意外暴跌。
Meanwhile, U.S. export growth slowed, while American homebuilders continue to cut spending.
另外，美国的出口增长有所减缓，美国的住宅建筑商继续削减开支。
So if taxes don’t matter, does the incoming majority have a realistic plan to cut spending?
那么如果税收无关要紧，未来多数党有没有削减开支的现实计划吗？
They may also spend more time with their children and cut spending on products such as alcohol.
此外，他们也可能花更多时间陪孩子，削减酒类等产品支出。
So we're going to borrow $580 billion but we're only going to cut spending by $61 billion?
所以，我们将要借款5800亿美元，但我们只会削减610亿美元？
In his first budget, announced in June, he promised to raise taxes and cut spending without flinching.
在六月公布的第一份预算方案中，他承诺将毫不手软地增加税收减少支出。
Republicans don’t have a mandate to cut spending; they have a mandate to repeal the laws of arithmetic.
共和党并没有得到削减开支的授权。他们获得了废止运算规则的授权。
There are three main ways that a state can close a deficit: raid reserves, raise taxes or cut spending.
让一个州结束财政赤字的方法主要有三个：占用储蓄资金，抬高税收或者削减开销。
They could almost certainly get a deal by agreeing to cut spending later in exchange for borrowing now.
他们同意稍后裁减开支以交换现在的借款的话，达成交易几乎就可以确定。
With less access to credit, many families are finding the only way to make ends meet is to cut spending.
在获取信贷变得更难的情况下，很多家庭发现，维持日常开支的唯一办法就是减少开支。
Real debt burdens therefore rise, causing borrowers to cut spending to service their debts or to default.
因此，实际债务负担增加，导致借款人削减开支以还债，或只有拒付。
Obama told reporters at the White House the order would cut spending in the targeted areas by 20 percent.
奥巴马在白宫告诉记者，这项措施将减少目标区域20%的花销。
The Republican effort to cut spending on NPR, part of the 2011 budget row, is unlikely to pass into law.
削减对npr的拨款是共和党2011年预算的一部分，但是这一预算不大可能获批通过。
The Republican effort to cut spending on NPR, part of the 2011 budget row, is unlikely to pass into law.
削减对npr的拨款是共和党2011年预算的一部分，但是这一预算不大可能获批通过。
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