Even with the most meticulous budgeting, a few unexpected costs are bound to occur.

即使最会精打细算，也必然会出现一些意想不到的成本。

With judicious economy, he told his brother, I shall hope to make that carry me through the lean years.

凭借着精打细算，他告诉自己的兄弟，我指望这笔钱能让我苦的岁月。

Anyone who builds his own castle is truly a renaissance man, but if you don't spend wisely, you'll totally wind up baroque.

为自己建造城堡的男人一定文艺复兴式的艺术家，但如果不精打细算，将彻底结束巴洛克式的艺术生活。

Sometimes deciding what bricks to put down is also an economical choice.

有时候决定放什么积木也一种精打细算。

You should learn to practice economy in making out the household budget.

应当在制订家庭预算时学会精打细算。

If we budget carefully, we'll be able to afford a new car.

我们精打细算就能买辆新汽车了.

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

有时我们会把这短语缩写成“精打细算”（on a shoestring）。

Apple's machines are sleek and look beautiful, but if you are a budget-minded person, there will likely always be a cheaper PC out there that is just as good in terms of what it can do.

苹果电脑时尚又漂亮，但如果精打细算的人，那么市面上也有很多更实惠的 PC 电脑可选，而且功能一样好。

I actually had to save and budget every month to make sure I was able to afford in Paris the the things I was used to getting without thinking about back home in Britain, but not every thing was expensive there.

我每月都要精打细算，这样才能保证我在巴黎负得起那些我在祖国英国不用考虑就能得到的服务，不巴黎并不所有东西都贵。

He simply pinched pennies. He was always very careful with the money he spent.

他只精打细算。他花钱总很小心。

To get by, Chany scrimps on food - which brings other costs.

要勉强活，Chany只得在食物上精打细算，但这样也带来了其他代价。

We all want to save money, and with the cost of living on the rise in the UK, it's become more important than ever to watch what we spend.

我们都想省钱，随着英国生活成本的上升，精打细算变得比以往任何时候都重要。

He had thought that the fruit of many years' labor, disposed of to advantage, might procure him enough to live, in an economical way, for the rest of his life.

他本想凭借自己多年的辛劳，只要精打细算应该足以解决生计，他的余生不会在为生计发愁的。

It's what you do when you only have a small quantity of something, and you want it to last as long as possible.

当的东西剩得不多时，精打细算，让这东西能用得再久一点。

I don’t plan to economize. This is a planned holiday for which the budget has already been allocated without any real economy.

我不打算削减开支。这就计划中的假期，预算已经做好了，不需要精打细算。

Of course there are ways to save money in Amsterdam if you are heading to the city on a budget.

当然，如果精打细算地去阿姆斯特丹的话，还有办法省钱的。

Because behind the palm trees and bottomless margaritas, these resorts are running a very calculated business model.

在棕榈树和无限续杯的玛格丽特酒背后，这些假村运营着一套精打细算的商业模式。

Well, go and find out while we eke out some examples…

嗯，去试试吧，同时我们精打细算听几例句吧。

Are you learning English on a shoestring?

在学英语上精打细算吗？

Because of the storm, we had to eke out food supplies before we could get to the shops again.

因为暴风雨，我们不得不节约食品，精打细算才能等到再去商店。