In their sternly restricted fact life they remained as of old -- plodding, diligent, careful , practical , economical.

在处处受到制约的现实生活中,他们仍然像往日那样 —— 艰难度日 、 克勤克俭 、 小心翼翼 、 脚踏实地.

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If confiscation once began, it was he - the worker and the saver - who would be looted.

如果一旦把财产充公, 受到剥夺的倒反而是他这个克勤克俭的人.

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She is always industrious and frugal , thrifty even in days of abundance.

她总是克勤克俭,富日子当穷日子过.

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He himself had always been a worker and a saver , George always drone and a spender.

他自己一直克勤克俭, 乔治则一直是又懒惰,又会花钱.

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