剛剛才發(fā)薪水，有人提議這個(gè)周末大家一起上館子打打牙祭。我因?yàn)橄胍獪p肥，好穿新近買(mǎi)的一條短裙，推辭說(shuō): "No, I don't think I can make it. I want to tighten my belt."
后來(lái)，Mary悄悄地問(wèn)我：“如果你最近手頭不方便的話， 我能幫你什么忙嗎？”
不會(huì)啊，不是早晨才發(fā)了薪水嗎？我被她問(wèn)得一頭霧水，解釋半天才弄明白。原來(lái), "tighten my belt" 是指經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)，必須節(jié)衣縮食度日。例如: "The harvest was bad last year, we all had to tighten our belts."
（摘自《世界日?qǐng)?bào)》）
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