节俭地生活 meaning in English
no.to tighten one's belt
Examples
- My purpose in going to walden pond was not to live cheaply nor to live dearly there , but to transact some private business with the fewest obstacles ; to be hindered from accomplishing which for want of a little common sense , a little enterprise and business talent , appeared not so sad as foolish
我到瓦尔登湖上去的目的，并不是去节俭地生活，也不是去挥霍，而是去经营一些私事，为的是在那儿可以尽量少些麻烦；免得我因为缺乏小小的常识，事业又小，又不懂得生意经，做出其傻甚于凄惨的事情来。