The parks do all this on a shoestring.

国家公园在有限的经费下完成所有这些工作。

I admit I do feel sorry for my friend. He had enough money to " live like a king." Instead, he is back to " living on a shoestring" -- a very low budget.

我承认对朋友感到抱歉，他曾经生活好，但再次回到生活拮据的状态。

You can have budget cuts, which are budget reductions; budget constraints, which are limitations; a tight budget, which is a small budget or a shoestring budget, which is a very small budget.

你可以说削减预算，意思是减少预算；预算限制，指的是限制；预算紧，意思是预算少，或者说微薄的预算，意思是非常少的预算。

To get the ball rolling, he contracted a consultant that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg because he's on a bit of a tight shoestring budget, right?

为使事情顺利进行，他雇一个不用花多钱的顾问，因为他的预算有点紧张。

Shoestrings are very useful for keeping our shoes on.

鞋带对我们穿鞋有用。

Wow, you are REALLY good at shoestring travel.

哇，你真的擅长穷游。

He zigzagged across 24 countries on the African continent and filmed his experience, aiming to show the world the diversity and beauty of Africa, all on a shoestring budget.

他穿梭于非洲大陆的 24 个国家，拍摄他的经历，目的是向世界展示非洲的多样性和美丽，所有这些都是在有限的预算下完成的。

And behind numerous new businesses created on a shoestring are former factory employees who have seen the rewards that come from running an assembly line rather than merely working on one.

早先的工厂员工发，回报来自于流水线而不是流水线上的一个点，于是自己做起小本生意。

I think I've been most proud of the smaller projects I've done like the independent films that had a shoestring budget like " Sound of Metal" .

我想我最自豪的是我做过的小项目，比如像《金属之声》这样的小预算独立电影。

" Make a point of" , " go the extra mile" , " word of mouth" , " to reach out to someone" , " explore all avenues" , " get the ball rolling" , " cost an arm and a leg" , " on a bit of a shoestring budget" , " a track record" , " put it out there" .

“强调”、“加倍努力”、“口碑”、“接触”、“探索各种途径”、“使事情顺利进行”、“价格昂贵”、“经费紧张”、“良好的记录”、“发布”。

" I hope we can show that you can do it on a shoestring budget. You can pretty much do it yourself."

而我希望能让大家知道可以以有限的经费来实，你自己就能做到。”

While people like to talk about starting businesses on shoestrings, the truth is that starting a business costs a lot of money.

人们喜欢谈论用零星金来创业，而事实上，创业需要花多钱。

If you do something on a shoestring or on the cheap, you do it without spending a lot of money.

如果你小本经营某事或廉价地做某事，意思就是你做某事不用花太多钱。

A Cuban frita is a burger topped with julienned or shoestring fries sandwiched between a Cuban bun.

古巴frita是一种汉堡，将切成丝或鞋带状的薯条，夹在古巴面包里。

We learned about how he tried to do things on a shoestring budget, so that's not the answer.

我们解到他如何尝试在极有限的预算下做事，所以这不是答案。

Anything from the foie gras to the chicken to the shoestring potatoes, I was like, oh my God.

从鹅肝酱到鸡肉再到小土豆，我真的是… … 天哪。

Sometimes we shorten this expression and just say " on a shoestring."

有时我们会把这个短语缩写成“精打细算”（on a shoestring）。

Staying in hostels is a good option if you're travelling on a shoestring budget.

如果你旅游的预算少，住青旅会是个不错的选择。

Not at all! I am an expert at traveling anywhere on a shoestring.

根本不是！我是穷游的专家。

Why do we use the word shoestring with this?

为何我们在此使用“鞋带”这个词？