先是他那寒碜的小店变得面目一新了。
尽管她已成为名人，却仍然过着拮据寒碜的生活。
Although she has become a celebrity, she still maintains an extremely frugal and sparing life.
欧洲西海岸的某港口泊着一条渔船，一个衣衫寒碜的人正在船里打盹儿。
At a port of the west coast line in Europe, there was a fishing boat, inside which a man wearing ragged garments was lying, taking a nap.
1975年老奥巴马获得了最后一份工作——寒碜的财务职位，通常这样的职位是留给大学毕业生的。
In 1975, Obama Sr. secured his final job: a menial finance position usually reserved for recent college grads.
毫无疑问，对于这位衣衫寒碜的渔夫他是颇为关注的，并为渔夫耽误了这次捕鱼的机会感到十分惋惜。
Undoutedly, he was very much concerned about this fisherman in miserable rags, and was feeling a pity for the man's missing the chance to set out fishing.
他办完了这件事以后，就穿着木鞋和寒碜的上衣独自一人走来，因为钟声是那么洪亮和深沉，他非来不可。
This he had done, and was now going on in wooden shoes and in his humble dress, for the bell sounded with so deep a tone, and with such strange power, that proceed he must.
那两个住处是两套相当简陋、外貌寒碜的公寓房子，分在两个相隔很远的市区，一处在西街，另一处在武人街。
These two apartments were very pitiable, poor in appearance, and in two quarters which were far remote from each other, the one in the Rue del 'ouest, the other in the Rue del 'homme Arme.
即使在布莱森先生家里最不起眼的房间，也有能引人深思，比如做给仆人们的寒碜的食物，虽然微不足道，但也尽显昔日的气派。
Even the most unpromising rooms in Mr Bryson's rectory provide food for thought, such as the miserable provision made for the servants, an all but invisible presence in the grand old days of yore.
即便如此，当我们审视这几个人以热爱网络的名义一不小心鼓捣出的产物，也不能说它太过寒碜吧。这，就是博客了。
Still, it’s not too shabby for a couple of people who churned out an accidental product in the name of love—for the Web, that is.
有两点最为突出：在这313项专利中，只有略多于10%的专利主发明人是乔布斯，在全部专利中只占少数，但并不寒碜！
Two points stand out: Steve was lead inventor on just over 10% of the 313 cited patents on which he is named — a significant minority, but not too shabby!
你的家或许寒碜、或许简陋，但那正是你的责任所在。
Your home maybe is poor and humble, but your duty lies there.
即便如此，当我们审视这几个人以热爱网络的名义一不小心鼓捣出的产物，也不能说它太过寒碜吧。这，就是博客了。
Still, it's not too shabby for a couple of people who churned out an accidental product in the name of love—for the Web, that is.
这办公室真寒碜：一把旧木头椅子，踏板式的牙钻、玻璃盒里放着些瓷瓶。
It was a poor office: an old wooden chair, the pedal drill, a glass case with ceramic bottles.
我不埋怨父亲——谁让我家贫穷呢？可这么多年过去了，我也一改过去的寒碜：由小城市进入了大城市，在自己的努力下，成了一名国家级记者。
Be so many years have passed, I also changed the cold gritty : from the rural areas into the cities, in their own efforts, became a national reporter.
暂且先别顾及新娘的心里，看她们会不会觉得在麦当劳结婚太过于“寒碜”“穷酸”了，人家麦当劳都不一定同意每一对新人在他们店里结婚呢，瞧，麦当劳公司声明，店内的婚庆服务只面向真正“有需求”的客户。
But while you may think any self-respecting bride would blush if she were to get married there, McDonald"s claims it has decided to offer the service only after acquiescing to public demand for it."
暂且先别顾及新娘的心里，看她们会不会觉得在麦当劳结婚太过于“寒碜”“穷酸”了，人家麦当劳都不一定同意每一对新人在他们店里结婚呢，瞧，麦当劳公司声明，店内的婚庆服务只面向真正“有需求”的客户。
But while you may think any self-respecting bride would blush if she were to get married there, McDonald"s claims it has decided to offer the service only after acquiescing to public demand for it."
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