From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending.

由于购物者他们的支出，从汽车代理商到 Gap名牌零售折扣店，数月以来销售一直滞缓。

Because I was saving a minute out of my commute.

为我为了一分钟的通勤时间。

I believe that thrift is essential to wellordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.

我相信俭朴是井然有序的生活所必须；是健全的财务结构之必要, 不论是政府、企业或个人事物皆是如此。

They say the area will become dependent on imported food unless water is saved through methods like Low Till Farming.

他们说除非农民使用像低耕农业这样的手段资源，否则他们就只能依赖食物进口了。

One simple way to conserve energy during the winter months is by utilizing the excess heat from your oven right after baking.

一个能源的简单方法就是在冬季时，利用烤箱使用完的余温。

Every company could do what we've done, and make similar, or even greater savings.

其实每年公司都可以做到我们这样，和我们一样的甚至比我们还多的成本。

A person with the thrift gene stores more fat than other people.

拥有的人比其他人储存更多的脂肪。

Most people, including me, have loved dark mode because it saves on battery life and it's claimed by many to be better for our eyes.

大多数人，包括我，喜欢使用夜间模式，为它能电池的寿命，并且大多数人声称夜间模式对我们的眼睛更好。

Can you think of other ways we can save water?

你能想到其它资源的方式吗？

We need to grow more food on less land by 2050, and to do that, we need to shift from land-intensive animal protein to land-efficient vegetable protein.

到 2050 年，我们需要在更少的土地上种植更多的粮食，为此，我们需要从土地密型动物蛋白转向用地的植物蛋白。

He thinks this will both improve productivity and save money.

他认为这是提高生产力与成本的双赢战略。

Researchers and brewers in the state of Arizona are working on a water-saving project.

亚利桑那州的一些研究人员和酒厂正在着手一个用的项目。

Mobile phones are not the only field where the limits of frugality are being reached.

手机行业并非唯一一个成本正触及底线的领域。

The drought has forced the city of six million people to limit water use.

干旱迫使这座拥有600万人口的城市用。

And various studies have looked at ways to get households to use less energy.

现在各方已经将研究方向投向了家庭使用能源的方面。

And saving unwanted food helps to feed hungry families.

而不需要的食物有助于养活饥饿的家庭。

Sugar was evidently Mrs Jamieson's favourite economy.

糖显然是贾米森夫人最喜欢的习惯。

He added that 3-D heart models saves time during heart operations.

他说3D模型还能心脏手术的时间。

Everyone says this, but it really is a top tip for frugal eaters.

每个人都这样说，不过这的确是让的食客更省钱的妙方。

We should try to conserve our natural resources like water.

我们应该努力像这样的自然资源。