r******i 发帖数: 2517 | 1 别笑我,英语从来都是看到什么学什么,没有背过单词,所以这个词我刚才看到还是有
点好奇,就查了一下:
frugal ['fru:gəl] adj. 节俭的
因为转悠到craigslist,看到一些个论坛,然后就看到 frugal living,点进去看到这
么一个帖子:
Just changed my fork... < - > 11/13 13:07:27
Not the usual silliness on here but I got a little laugh out of this.
Nearly 15 years ago a friend got married and had way too much "everything"
at the reception. I went home with piles of paper plates, plasticware,
plastic cups (nice looking, very clear plastic, on first glance can fool you
into thinki | s*******y 发帖数: 46535 | 2 有一次跟一个瑞典同学聊起来,我说我们中国人都很frugal,他说这个词什么意思,呵呵
要说他是在美国念的本科,后来我们只好去问一个美国同学,那个美国同学说这确实是
个英文词,那个瑞典同学说啥意思啊,美国同学想了想说it's kinda nice way to say
cheap,哈哈
you
【在 r******i 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 别笑我,英语从来都是看到什么学什么,没有背过单词,所以这个词我刚才看到还是有 : 点好奇,就查了一下: : frugal ['fru:gəl] adj. 节俭的 : 因为转悠到craigslist,看到一些个论坛,然后就看到 frugal living,点进去看到这 : 么一个帖子: : Just changed my fork... < - > 11/13 13:07:27 : Not the usual silliness on here but I got a little laugh out of this. : Nearly 15 years ago a friend got married and had way too much "everything" : at the reception. I went home with piles of paper plates, plasticware, : plastic cups (nice looking, very clear plastic, on first glance can fool you
| r******i 发帖数: 2517 | 3 我感觉frugal和cheap还是有点区别的,只是感觉,不一定对:
frugal=不浪费,cheap=过分节约?
再转一个:
is this stealing? < - > 11/12 21:48:33
if someone leaves a tip at their table and you take a buck and leave it on
your table. its both going to the same waiter. and since tipping is optional
the waiter wouldnt even know the difference
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这人的脑子比我的还简单,厉害!
呵呵
say
【在 s*******y 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 有一次跟一个瑞典同学聊起来,我说我们中国人都很frugal,他说这个词什么意思,呵呵 : 要说他是在美国念的本科,后来我们只好去问一个美国同学,那个美国同学说这确实是 : 个英文词,那个瑞典同学说啥意思啊,美国同学想了想说it's kinda nice way to say : cheap,哈哈 : : you
| j****1 发帖数: 15497 | 4 我觉得解释的很精辟
呵呵
say
【在 s*******y 的大作中提到】![](/moin_static193/solenoid/img/up.png) : 有一次跟一个瑞典同学聊起来,我说我们中国人都很frugal,他说这个词什么意思,呵呵 : 要说他是在美国念的本科,后来我们只好去问一个美国同学,那个美国同学说这确实是 : 个英文词,那个瑞典同学说啥意思啊,美国同学想了想说it's kinda nice way to say : cheap,哈哈 : : you
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