Frugal people are careful about spending money or using things.

俭的人花钱或用东西都很谨慎。

I think frugality runs in your family.

我觉得俭是你家的传统。

He has to offset his small salary by living economically.

他以俭的生活来抵薄的收入。

The government, motivated by both compassion and thrift, wants to help.

在同情心和俭理念共同的驱使下，政府需要伸出援助之手。

There are two dictionary definitions of thrift.

词典上俭有两个定义。

Fiscal policies are also becoming more parsimonious.

财政政策变得更加俭。

Someone who spends very little money is frugal.

花钱很少的人是俭的。

The thrifty man mends his own clothes, including torn socks.

这个俭的男子会修补自己的衣服，包括穿破的袜子。

THRIFTY shoppers do not have to look far to find a bargain.

俭的费者们不需要寻觅很远就能买到便宜货。

We often say this as a response to being very frugal.

我们经常说这句话作为非常俭的回应。

But businesses that focus on frugal customers, like High Level Hostel, are doing well.

但那些关注俭费者的公司，诸如高端旅社的业绩却不错。

He is known for his thrift

他以俭出名。

You're right, but I don't think I could be that frugal.

你说得对，但我觉得我做不到那么俭。

" No luxury lunches in Hacker's new austerity regime" .

“哈克的俭体制下没有奢侈的午餐。”

Now both are back together in what has humorously been dubbed the Entente Frugale (or frugal agreement).

现在两国又因俭协议再次结盟。

She was a thrifty and kind mistress, a good mother and a devoted wife.

她是个俭而温厚的主妇，一个贤妻良母。

Are you a big spender, or are you more frugal?

你是一个大手大脚的人，还是很俭呢？

It is not, though, just youthful frugality behind weak consumption figures.

然而，疲软的费数据背后不仅仅是年轻人的俭。

The more recent definition is the one we're probably more familiar with which is about frugality.

较新的定义是我们可能更熟悉的，它和俭有关。

Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.

但是能把储蓄罐装满的只有屈指可数的几个特别俭的孩子。