He has to offset his small salary by living economically.

他以节俭的生活来抵消其微薄的收入。

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

经过试用期后，曾经付给他微薄薪水的教会解雇了他。

But investors have grown impatient with frackers' meagre profits.

但投资者已经对石油公司的微薄利润失去了耐心。

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

但是可想而知，这些工人拿着微薄的收入。

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

我讨厌微薄的小费，讨厌被叫“麻烦过来一下”。

Some of us survive somehow on minimum earnings.

我们中的一些人以微薄的收入苟且度日。

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

干活只是为了生存，有点微薄的收入就已经很感恩了。

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

艾哈迈德·奥马尔和他的癌症患者同伴们正接受微薄的治疗。

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

社民党图林根州付出了高昂的代价，却9的选举中获得了微薄的12%的选票。

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

结果，这些薪水微薄的女性能依赖的资源非常少。

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的劲也赚得了微薄的利润（通常是1-2%）。

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

但是当今各行业利润微薄的情况下，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，收割季节挣一点微薄的收入。

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

希望能贡献他们的微薄的力量来拯救Shrimply的生命。

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

他靠如此微薄的收入要如何养家呢？

There are many families struggling to survive on low incomes.

有许多家庭靠着微薄的收入努力过活。

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

我们种植的许多作物的利润微薄。

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

寻找填补缺口的资金压榨了贸易商微薄的利润。

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

暴雨致使朝鲜本已微薄的粮食供应雪上加霜。

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

需要帮助的不是他们，还有那些接待他们并分享微薄资源的社区。