1. We’ve got to watch our spending.

我們得留意一下開銷。

2. We’ve got to tighten our belt.

我們得勒緊褲帶了。(我們得省吃儉用。)

3. We should make every penny count.

我們每一分錢都要花在刀口上。

4. We should control our budget more carefully.

我們應該更小心地控制我們的預算。

5. No, we shouldn’t lay out that kind of money.

不，那種錢我們不應該花。

6. We should try to live more economically.

我們應該試著更節儉一點。

7. We have to pinch and scrape.

我們必須要省吃儉用。

8. We’ve agreed to cut the frills, remember?

我們說好要減少不必要的花費，記得嗎?

9. We should try to make both ends meet.

我們應該試著收支平衡。

10. We should keep track of our expenses more closely.

我們應該更仔細地紀錄我們的開銷。

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