312. 爱玛省吃俭用,为的是攒钱买书。
[误] Emma saves food and expenses to accumulate more money for books.
[正] Emma lives frugally to save up more money for books.
注:save 是指“省下,把......存起来”。我们常说 save time, save money 等,但“省吃俭用”是指把买食物的钱和其他花费都存下来买书,这显然不能用 save food and expenses 表达,因为英语的 save food 是指“把食物存起来”。