1914年8月，一位《泰晤士报》的记者和他的妻子总结并记录下一些节约家庭开支的方法，这些方法将会帮助他们和整个国家渡过战争难关。

In August 1914, a Times correspondent sat down with his lady wife to work out some household economies that would help them, and the country, survive the war.

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在一个政客被人厌恶的国家里，削减公共开支一定不难，因为通过减少国会议员来节约开支是再合适不过的政策。

In a country where politicians are loathed and public spending must fall, it is hard to imagine a more appropriate policy than cutting the number of MPs.

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