And a frugal American superpower is sure to have ripple effects around the globe.
一个穷酸的美国超级大国必定要在全球产生连锁反应。
And even by frugal Asian standards, they are prodigious savers, with $50, 000 in a state-run bank.
并且,哪怕以亚洲那勤俭节约标准而言,他们也算是出类拔萃的攒钱户了-其在国有银行的存款有五万美元(三十多万人民币)。
At the communal level - so the thinking goes - everything is a wash, and we're just changing the distribution of "total output" based on which people were frugal and which were spendthrifts.
这种想法源于公有制,在公有制的情况下,所有财产都是一个整体,我们需要的只是根据人们需求的多寡而对“总产出”的分配作出调整而已。
Personal savings have been accumulated, often through frugal living habits that require sacrifices by the entire family and are thus a product of long-term family financial behavior.
个人储蓄通常是通过节俭的生活习惯积累起来的,这需要整个家庭做出牺牲,因此是长期家庭财务行为的产物。
她过着俭朴的生活。
The honourable worker who lives a very frugal life gives away most of his money to charities.
这位可敬的工人过着非常节俭的生活,他把他的大部分钱都捐赠给了慈善机构。
While some people, regardless of their net value, place a huge emphasis on wearing designer clothes and shoes, some frugal billionaires decide it's simply not worth the effort, or expense.
有些人,不管自身价值如何,到是非常强调穿品牌设计师的服装和鞋子。而一些节俭的亿万富翁们却认为完全不值得,也没必要。
A frugal person understands that if they put in very cheap bathroom tile for example, and it chips after a year or two, or gets dingy, they might have to rip it out and redo them again.
一个节俭的人知道如果他们用了很廉价的浴室瓷砖,一两年后也许就会脱落,或是变得很脏,而他们需要将瓷砖拆掉,重装浴室。
There are those who like to distinguish between "the frugal," who get a kick out of saving money, and "tightwads," who die a thousand full-price deaths with each dollar spent.
有些人喜欢区分“节俭的人”(从省钱得到乐趣的人)和“吝啬鬼”(花一块钱好像足足要了他一千条命一样)。
By putting jets up for sale at a high price that ensures nobody will buy, companies can appear frugal-even as their bosses continue to fly as usual.
这些公司标高售价,以确保飞机无人问津,又能让公司显得很节俭,而老板们依旧照飞不误。
Let's face it, a frugal person wouldn't have so many laptops or external hard drives.
我们来面对吧节俭的人不会有这么多笔记本或移动硬盘。
I would so much rather make frugal choices and be able to give freely than have a house full of all the coolest and newest "stuff."
我宁愿让自己做一个节俭的选择,让自己没有债务,也不愿意拥有一个满是最酷和最新东西的房子。
Aside from occasional trips, Ms. Groner was rigorously frugal due to her Depression-era upbringing. (Not having a husband or children may have also helped her savings rate.)
除了几次旅行之外,Groner女士由于在大萧条时期长大,一直很节俭(没有丈夫和小孩或许也帮助了她的储蓄)。
Both he and his wife Annette operate the family business called "HomeEconomiser" which offers a Web site and newsletter for frugal living.
他和妻子Annette运作着家庭的生意“家用节约”,这是一个网站,还提供新闻组,教人如何过节俭的生活。
And where there are art galleries, there are free drinks - usually bad white wine in plastic cups, but as a frugal sage once said, you get what you don't pay for.
哪里有艺术画廊哪里就有免费酒蹭-虽然通常是塑料杯乘着劣质白酒,但是就像一个穷游达人所说的,这才是真正免费的午餐。
The Great Recession has created a newly frugal consumer willing to forsake the luxury of eating out in order to pay the bills.
大萧条催生出了一批节俭的消费者,他们为了支付各种账单而放弃了外出吃大餐的奢侈。
Other frugal folks divulged tips that might not quite cover the cost of a jet, even a toy one, but made some sense.
其他节俭的人所透露的技巧可能不足以支付一架飞机,甚至连玩具飞机也不够,但也有一些意义。
Cooking your own meals is the healthiest (and most frugal) choice, but if you have to cook three to six times a day, it’ll get too cumbersome and you’re likely to give up.
自己下厨是最健康(并且是最节俭的)方式。但要是一天要下三到六次厨房,那将会是多么的麻烦,你也很可能会放弃这样的方式。
Then they find out that a frugal life is not necessarily a simple life because they are still embroiled in their problems and miseries.
然后,他们又发现过简朴的生活并不一定是简单的生活,因为他们仍会卷入难题和苦恼之中。
Just as being frugal means finding the greatest value for your dollar, we have to focus our efforts in a smart way.
正如节俭就是令你美元的价值最大化一样,我们也得用一种巧妙的方式付出自己的努力。
She was never without a pencil of some sort and, in her frugal way, used them until they were two-inch stubs, sharpening them carefully with a razor blade.
我母亲很节俭,不论什么样式的铅笔她总是把它们用到变成只有两英寸长的铅笔头,而且她总是用剃须刀片很仔细地削铅笔。
Faced with demands from Iran and Venezuela to cut output, but mindful that high prices have encouraged a more frugal use of oil in rich countries, OPEC opted for a fudge.
他们既面对着伊朗和委内瑞拉减产的要求,但也警觉于高油价激励富裕国家更加节俭的用油,OPEC选择了逃避责任。
But I advised him: forget about borrowing money. Stay debt-free and frugal, and you can bank your income and live a credit-free life.
但是我建议他:别想着借钱。保持无债务的节俭生活,你可以把收入存进银行,过无信贷的生活。
Many consumers will be forced to accept a more frugal lifestyle for years to come.
在未来几年内,许多消费者将不得不过着更为节俭的生活。
Being frugal can help you save for retirement, pay off your credit CARDS faster or even just save money for a dream vacation.
节约能让你为退休省出一笔储蓄,更快的还清你的信用卡,或者为你梦想中的度假做积蓄。
No matter what a person's income bracket is, most can usually find a way to cut back on frivolous spending, just like a few frugal billionaires.
不论一个人的收入是多少,大多数人还是可以找到削减不必要开支的办法的,就像这些节约的亿万富翁一样。
Budgeting doesn't have to result in a frugal lifestyle, if that's not your interest.
编制预算并不意味着你要过简朴的生活,如果你不喜欢那样的话。
Had they assumed the worst and budgeted for a 4% withdrawal rate, they would have needlessly adopted a frugal lifestyle.
如果他们假设,最差的并经过预算的提现率达4%,那么他们也将不必过一种俭朴的生活。
Had they assumed the worst and budgeted for a 4% withdrawal rate, they would have needlessly adopted a frugal lifestyle.
如果他们假设,最差的并经过预算的提现率达4%,那么他们也将不必过一种俭朴的生活。
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