For years, I attempted to solve this problem by skimping on sleep, a common but often counterproductive approach.

多年来，我想方设法解决这个问题，扣睡眠时间——这是最常用却常常导致低效的一种方式。

And that meant hiring a new financial manager – one that wouldn't steal from them.

这意味着聘请一位新的财务经理——一个会从他们那里扣钱的人。

But they hastened it by overfeeding, bringing the day nearer when underfeeding would commence.

可他们居然还大喂特喂，使限量喂食的日子提前到来，得又扣定量。

It wants glucose instead, and lots of it, even if it means shortchanging other organs.

相反，它对葡萄糖却喜爱有加，而且是多多益善，即使这意味着扣其他器官。

Firms may also skimp on non-wage benefits, trim the number of hours worked by low-paid staff, or cut other costs.

公司也可扣非工资福利，削减低薪工作人员工作时数及其他的减少成本方式。

To short-change someone is to not give them what they are entitled to, what they deserve.

扣某人的意思是给他们应有的东西。

Bernal's story shows the many ways employers try to cheat workers out of their wages.

伯纳尔的故事展示了雇主们试图扣员工工资的各种手段。

And if there is a labor violation, harassment, intimidation, wage theft, it largely goes unreported.

即使存在劳工违规、骚扰、恐吓、扣工资等情况，也大多会被举报。

Skimp, meaning save money, and fly coach.

扣开支，并乘坐经济舱。

And whatever you do, do not stiff the server of their tip.

而且无论你做什么，都扣服务员的小费。

So in the initial stages of the Persian-Spartan alliance, the Spartans actually accused the Persians of shortchanging them and being not too flash with their cash in terms of supporting their military efforts.

所在波斯和斯巴达联盟的初期阶段，斯巴达人实际上指责波斯人扣他们， 对支持他们的军事行动够大方。

An employee taking goods out of the backroom is hauled in by the police, while the boss who withholds overtime pay often doesn’t even pay a fine.

一名员工因从后台拿走货物被警察抓走了，而那个经常扣加班费的老板却连罚款都用付。

You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns.

可扣贫苦困乏的雇工的工钱，无论他是本地人还是外乡人， 因为他们的生计全仰仗于此。

There was countless incidents of police brutality, of police skimming rice or stealing rice from peasants and farmers which were in shortage.

警察暴力事件层出穷，警察从本已匮乏的农民手中扣或偷窃大米的行为屡见鲜。

Take Anish, a laborer from Nepal who maintains that he was routinely underpaid and for doing work in truly brutal conditions.

尼泊尔劳工阿尼什为例，他坚称自己经常被扣工资，并在极为恶劣的条件下工作。

I'm not holding back. - I'm on to you.

我没扣 -别把我当傻瓜。

Big brother just docked some of my pay.

大哥扣了我一部分薪水。

But in the end, it turns out the person handling the real estate was skimming money from us.

但最后才发现，那个负责房地产的人在从中扣我们的钱。

The sheriff had been giving the deputies less than he and Jackson had agreed in pocketing the difference.

警长把应给副警长的款项扣了一部分，自己和杰逊私下分了差额。

Stop holding back on the yolks.

别扣我的蛋黄。