1. We have begun internal belt tightening, but this is not enough. 我们已开始在内部采取紧缩措施，但这还不够。
2. Consumers seem only concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economy's long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt tightening. 消费者们看上去只是有点担心，而没有恐慌，很多消费者说尽管他们正在把开支紧缩一点，但是他们对经济的长期前景仍然保持乐观。
3. The ever-growing pack of GRC vendors have clearly defined the value they deliver, but not that they're something the enterprise cannot do without during a period of belt tightening. 数目与日俱增的GRC厂商无疑已经表现出了它们的价值，但它们还无法证明GRC平台是各大公司紧缩银根时期的必备之宝。
4. Most of us have survived a recession, so we're familiar with the belt-tightening strategies needed to survive a slump. 我们大多数人都挺过了经济衰退，所以我们都熟悉要在经济衰退中存活需要勒紧裤腰带的策略。
5. This will cause further belt-tightening in the public services. 这将导致进一步削减公共服务开支。
