The thrifty man mends his own clothes, including torn socks.

这个节俭男子会修补自己衣服，包括穿破袜子。

It's not a sin to be thrifty, dear.

勤俭节约不是罪 亲。

THRIFTY shoppers do not have to look far to find a bargain.

节俭消费者们不需要寻觅很远就能买到便宜货。

Having confidence is another key characteristic as it helps people to be thrifty.

拥有自信是另个关键特征，因为它有助于人们节俭。

In modern times, people's motivation to save up and be thrifty declined once they had enough to meet their basic needs - the basic necessities needed to survive, like food, clothes and shelter and nothing extra.

在现代，旦人们有了足够钱来满足他们基本需求，他们存钱和保持勤俭动力就减弱了。基本需求是指生存所需基本必需品，比如食物、衣服、住所等。

She was a thrifty and kind mistress, a good mother and a devoted wife.

她是个节俭而温厚主妇，个贤妻良母。

From my point of view, a college student as a pure consumer should learn to be thrifty.

我认为，大学生作为纯粹消费者，应该学会节俭。

Among these I would list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites.

这些东西中我想举出线绳和包装纸为例。节俭人们打开包裹后便把这两样必备东西存放起来。省得日后去买。

Careless or thrifty officials picked them up, and some used them to copy material between classified computer networks and those connected to the internet.

些粗心或节俭官员就会把它们拣起来，有些会用它们在加密电脑网和互联网之间拷贝资料。

Being thrifty comes as no great surprise.

节俭并不令人惊讶。

Japan is the world's largest creditor, with huge investments overseas generated by thrifty corporations and households.

日本是世界上最大债权国，国内企业和家庭投资支出很少，从而日本在海外进行了巨额投资。

Free-marketeers like Hayek and Milton Friedman say that, even in difficult times, it's best to be thrifty and save.

自由市场学者如哈耶克·米尔顿·弗里德曼认为哪怕在最艰难时期，也应该节约，存钱。

Mr. Thompson is so thrifty that he is able to save more than half of his weekly salary.

汤普生先生是如此节俭，以致它能省下超过半周薪。

Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.

但是能把储蓄罐装满只有屈指可数几个特别节俭孩子。

Ever since Liu was a child, she was taught to be thrifty and unafraid of hardship.

在她是个小孩子时，大人们就会教育她要节俭，不怕吃苦。

In a recent bout of escapism, I spent some time thinking about my thrifty ways.

在最近次逃避现实中，我花了些时间思考我节俭方式。

We didn't have a lot of money growing up, and my mum was very thrifty.

我们小时候家里钱不多，我妈妈非常节俭。

Successive generations seem to be less and less thrifty.

接连几代人似乎越来越不节俭。

A Scout is trustworthy, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

童军应诚实可靠，乐于助人，友善有礼，谦逊仁慈，服从指令，乐观向上，节俭勤奋，勇敢无畏，整洁自律，并心怀敬意。

If you are the thrifty, smart cook, you could save that chickpea water for something.

如果你是个节俭、聪明厨师，你可以把鹰嘴豆水留着做点什么。