Wherever investment income is needed to meet current expenses, belts must be tightened.

若需要用投资收益满足日常费用，就必须勒紧裤腰带。

The higher the starting debt, the more belt-tightening needed.

起始债务越高，越需要勒紧裤腰带。

When companies tighten their belts, they look first to discretionary spending.

当企业勒紧裤腰带时，他们首先考虑的是可自行决定的支出。

So I would just buy men's pants, knip the waist, keep it moving.

所以我会买男士的裤子，把裤腰剪断，让我能。

Charles's trousers were tight across the belly.

夏尔的裤腰太紧了。

In my point of view, we should hold the strings of purse tight, instead of spending more.

我认为，我们应该勒紧裤腰带，而不是大把花钱。

The ability to push through price increases as customers tighten their belts requires careful management.

要想具备在消费者勒紧裤腰带的情况下推价格上涨的能力，需要谨慎管理。

We've got to tighten our belt.

我们得省吃俭用勒紧裤腰带。

Rhett carefully set the baby on the floor and pulled his shirt and undershirt out of his trouser band.

瑞德小心地把孩子放在地板上，然后把他的衬衣和汗衫从裤腰事带里拉出来。

And scarcity thinking, the idea that even rich countries need to tighten their belts, has taken hold.

稀缺性思维，即使是富裕国家也需要勒紧裤腰带的想法，已经站稳了脚跟。

" Twenty-two minutes after eleven, " returned Passepartout, drawing an enormous silver watch from the depths of his pocket.

路路通伸手从裤腰上的表口袋里掏出一只大银表，回答说：" 十一点二十二分。"

Then, I have just a classic Carhartt carpenter pant in a raw denim, knip the waist a little bit.

然后，我就有一条经典的卡哈特木匠裤用粗斜纹布做的，把裤腰剪短一点。

Due to the global economic recession, businesses had to tighten their belts.

由于全球经济衰退，企业不得不勒紧裤腰带。

Lots of other African governments are tightening their belts.

许多其他非洲国家政府也在勒紧裤腰带。

When we're asked to tighten our belts or pay more taxes, do we know why?

当我们被要求勒紧裤腰带或缴纳更多税款时，我们是否明白原因？

No wonder investors are tightening their belts.

难怪投资者勒紧裤腰带。

And therefore we have to hunker down.

因此我们必须勒紧裤腰带。

I made the decision we were just going to tighten up our belts.

我决定我们要勒紧裤腰带过日子。

Yeah, looks like everybody's tightening their belts in this economy.

是的, 看起来每个都在这个经济中勒紧裤腰带。

You know what? Tastes the same and my pants fit better.

其实低卡的味道一样 而且我的裤腰变松了。