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1·Government penny-pinching is blamed for the decline in food standards.

政府吝啬被指责是食品标准下降的原因。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.

精打细算的英国消费者们会从折扣店里选择更加廉价的产品，比如 Aldi 和 Lidl，而不是其他奢侈的店铺。

3·Don't be so penny-pinching! It won't cost that much!

别那么小气了，这花不了多少钱的！

4·But I was not because of penny-pinching, it is because the body can not draw.

可我不是因为囊中羞涩，就是因为抽不了身。

5·If you say someone is penny-pinching, you mean that they don't want to spend money on things.

Penny pinching的意思啊，就是说一个人特别小气，不愿意花钱。

6·But Vegas is suffering - visitor Numbers have fallen as penny-pinching gamblers stay away.

但是拉斯维加斯正处于困境，因为囊中羞涩的赌徒不再光顾，此地旅客人数锐减。

7·What's more, the penny-pinching has nothing much to do with the fact that Britain is skint.

更要紧的是，这吝啬基本不是因为英国真的是个穷光蛋。

8·I don't like to spend money on useless things. Some of my friends say I am penny-pinching.

我不喜欢花钱买无用的东西，有的朋友说我小气。

9·Japanese firms have tried to be as penny-pinching on pay in their foreign operations as they have at home.

日本企业在外国试图像它们在国内那样小气。

10·This danger does not justify penny-pinching now: that could merely prompt a bigger collapse in economic activity and even larger deficits.

高赤字风险并不说明节俭的政策就合理：那只会使经济更加崩溃，赤字甚至会更高。