He has to offset his small salary by living economically.

他以节俭生活来抵消其微薄。

After a trial period, the missionary society who paid his pittance got rid of him.

在经试用期后，曾经付给他微薄薪水教会解雇了他。

But investors have grown impatient with frackers' meagre profits.

但投资者已经对石油公司微薄利润失去了耐心。

And, of course, most people are on minimal wages.

但是可想而知，这些工人拿着微薄。

I'm sick of the lousy tips. I'm sick of being called " Excuse Me."

我讨厌微薄小费，讨厌被叫“来一下”。

Some of us survive somehow on minimum earnings.

我们中一些人以微薄苟且度日。

We worked to survive and would be grateful for a minimal income.

干活只是为了生存，有点微薄就已经很感恩了。

Ahmed Al-Omar and his fellow cancer patients are receiving the meager Treatment available.

艾哈迈德·奥马尔和他癌症患者同伴们正在接受微薄治疗。

The SPD has paid dearly there, winning a meagre 12% of the vote in September.

社民党在图林根州付出了高昂代价，却仅仅在9月选举中获得了微薄12%选票。

The result is that poorly paid women have few resources to fall back on.

结果，这些薪水微薄女性能依赖资源非常少。

They buy raw beans from traders, who earn tiny margins-generally 1-2%-for much of the work.

他们从贸易商那购买生咖啡豆，这些贸易商费了那么大劲也仅赚得了微薄利润（通常是1-2%）。

But in a business of thin margins, scale is starting to count.

但是在当今各行业利润微薄情况下，并购浪潮逐渐扩大。

She had decided to do outdoor work and earn a little money in the harvest.

她已决定到户外干点活儿，在割季节挣一点微薄。

To offer what little they have to help save Shrimply's life.

希望能贡献他们微薄力量来拯救Shrimply生命。

How can he support his family on such a small income?

他靠如此微薄要如何养家呢？

There are many families struggling to survive on low incomes.

有许多家庭靠着微薄努力活。

Our margins on a lot of the crops that we grow are so razor thin.

我们种植许多作物利润微薄。

Finding financing to cover the gap has squeezed traders' slender margins.

寻找填补缺口资金压榨了贸易商微薄利润。

The heavy rains threatened North Korea's already meagre food supply.

暴雨致使朝鲜本已微薄粮食供应雪上加霜。

Help is needed not just for them, but for host communities who share their meagre resources.

需要帮助不仅是他们，还有那些接待他们并分享微薄资源社区。