当我的孩子们说我小气时，我会感到骄傲，因为我很高兴我有一个世界上最小气的母亲。

I will feel proud when my children call me mean, because I am so glad I had the meanest mother in the whole world.

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这就是小气的人的奥密：他们不见得在方方面面都小气，有些人为他人支付教育或度假费用，或者说他们对自己不大方却对其他人大方。

And that's the secret about cheap people: they aren't necessarily cheap on all fronts. Some spring for education or vacations, or they're generous with others if not with themselves.

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但是小心了，如果有什么比被别人称为小气鬼更糟糕的，那就是当一个粗心大意的小气鬼。

But be forewarned: if there's anything worse than being called a cheapskate by a significant other, it's being called a thoughtless cheapskate.

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