节俭地生活 meaning in Chinese
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。