yifei 发表于 2007-11-21 17:11:15

I have to tighten my belt this month

I have to tighten my belt this month.

这个月我不得不勒紧裤腰带过日子。

其实中文中也一直有这个说法，形容经济拮据，手头不宽裕，需要节衣缩食度日。
　　 再如：
The harvest was bad last year, they all had to tighten their belts.
去年收成不好，他们都不得不节衣缩食。
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