吝啬鬼

“慷慨的吝啬鬼”是一种语词矛盾的说法。

A generous miser is a contradiction in terms .

那吝啬鬼对那穷人的叙述无动于衷。

The miser was untouched by the poor man 's story .

真是一群吝啬鬼。

What a bunch of Scrooges .

那个吝啬鬼舍不得喂马。

The mean man grudged the food his horse ate .

他是多么可恶的吝啬鬼呀！

What a miserable old devil he was !

Cheapskate指手里有钱却仍然放弃优质货品转而购买廉价物品的“吝啬鬼”。

A cheapskate is a stingy person who buys cheap instead of higher quality or better stuff , even though they might be able to afford the better .

乔·施密特虽然非常富有，却是个不折不扣的吝啬鬼。

Joe Schmidt , although very wealthy , was a tightwad .

吃完后，吝啬鬼说：“既然我们还在桌子边，让我们连晚饭也吃了吧。”这次上桌的有排骨、煮土豆和杂烩青菜。于是两个人又吃起来。

When they had finished , the cheap farmer said , " While we 're still at the table , let 's have supper too . " They were now served steak , boiled potatoes and mixed vegetables , and they ate once more .

我知道我应该让它过去，但我不喜欢被欺骗，而且她又是这样一个吝啬鬼。——来自西南的Fuming。

I know I should let this go , but I don 't like being lied to and she 's such a tightwad . － Fuming in the Southwest

天性使然，我们大部分人是认知的吝啬鬼，这一术语由社会心理学家SusanFiske和ShelleyTaylor创造，来描述人们如何倾向于保存认知资源并仅仅分配于高优先级的事情。

Most of us are , by nature , cognitive misers , a term coined by social psychologists Susan Fiske and Shelley Taylor to describe how people have a tendency to preserve cognitive resources and allocate them only to high-priority matters .

臭名昭著的吝啬鬼终于决定成立一个党。

The notorious cheap skate finally decided to have a party .

吝啬鬼为了积聚钱财而过着非常穷困生活的人。

One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money .

spirit:精神，态度scrooge:吝啬鬼嘿，真有节日气氛啊，吝啬鬼。

Blair : Hey ! Nice holiday spirit , scrooge ! -

吝啬鬼！他每天还骑自行车上学！

What a miser ! He cycles to school every day .

‘慷慨的吝啬鬼’在用词上自相矛盾。

` A generous miser ' is a contradiction in terms .

我想他一定是个吝啬鬼，象大部分单身汉一样。

I guess he sort of a miser like most bachelors .

那个干瘪难看的小老头是个臭名远扬的吝啬鬼。

That wizened and grotesque little old man is a notorious miser .

辛迪说，“那就是你娶一个吝啬鬼的原因。”

Cindy says ," That 's why you married a penny-pincher . "

他的兄弟是个头号大坏蛋，还是个吝啬鬼。

His brother was a prize bastard and a miser .

你不仅仅是个吝啬鬼，而且是个体贴人的吝啬鬼。

You 're not just a miser , but a thoughtful one .

至于“吝啬鬼”标签，我们不太确定。

As for the tightwad label , we 're not so sure .

吝啬鬼最强烈的情感就是爱财。

The ruling passion of them miser is the love of money .

怕有人会偷钱的恐惧困扰着这个老吝啬鬼。

Fear that someone might steal his money obsessed the old miser .

你说我是个吝啬鬼，是不是？

So you say that I 'm a cheapskate , do you ?

吝啬鬼！你有很多仰慕者了。

What a meany ! You have got admirers .

这个自私的老吝啬鬼生性冷酷。

The selfish old miser had a cold nature .

与吝啬鬼生活毫无乐趣，但他们却为后人称道不已。

Misers are no fun to live , but they make great ancestors .

沉重的负债压力早晚会把我逼成一个吝啬鬼。

Heavy liabilities will force me to become a stingy person some day .

那么美丽的吝啬鬼，你为什么滥用

Then , beauteous niggard , why dost thou abuse

论中外文学中的吝啬鬼形象

On Niggard Image in Both Chinese and Foreign Literature