1. They scrimped and saved to give the children a good education. 他们省吃俭用,为的是攒钱让孩子受到良好的教育。
2. I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education. 我省吃俭用让你接受良好教育。
3. People closing the businesses they scrimped and saved to start. 人们正在停止那些靠着精打细算,省吃俭用维持住的生意。
4. I had scrimped and saved to get at least two stickers a week - sometimes three if I had a little extra left over. 我省吃俭用,节衣缩食,争取每周得到两张以上的贴纸。有时如果有点额外盈余的话能拿到三张。
5. For families that scrimped, saved and in some cases starved to send their kids to college, this is a huge disappointment. 对于那些节衣缩食乃至忍饥挨饿供子女上大学的家庭说来,这是一个大大的失望。