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

由于购物者节约他们支出，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.

因我了节约一分钟时间。

Now, the battery life thing is somewhat obvious.

夜间模式节约电池寿命作用是很明显。

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样，节约和我们一样甚比我们还多成本。

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

拥有节约基因人比其他人储存更多脂肪。

Can you think of other ways we can save water?

你能想到其它节约水资源方式吗？

He thinks this will both improve productivity and save money.

他是提高生产力与节约成本双赢战略。

Brewers understand the importance of saving water.

因酒厂明白节约用水重要性。

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

亚利桑那州一些研究人员和酒厂正在着手一个节约用水项目。

The main goal of Daylight-Saving Time in summer was to save electricity.

日光节约时间主要目是节省电力。

Studies have been mixed on whether DST actually saves electricity.

关于日光节约时间是否可以真正地节约电能研究观点众说纷纭。

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节约正触及底线领域。

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

干旱迫使座拥有600万人口城市节约用水。

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节约能源方面。

And saving unwanted food helps to feed hungry families.

而节约不需要食物有助于养活饥饿家庭。

Sugar was evidently Mrs Jamieson's favourite economy.

糖显然是贾米森夫人最喜欢节约习惯。

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

他说3D模型还能节约心脏手术时间。

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

每个人都样说，不过确是让节约食客更省钱妙方。

Presumably it's like all the other government economy drives?

大概与所有其他政府节约一样吧？

STEP 4 Find ways to cut costs, like using frequent flyer miles for the airline tickets.

寻找节约成本方法，比如购买飞机票时使用飞行里程累积。