Before you take me for a cheapskate who just doesn「t want to spend the money on a ring, let me explain a bit more.
在我被你们视为不愿花钱买戒指的吝啬鬼之前,请允许我多做一些解释。
But be forewarned: if there」s anything worse than being called a cheapskate by a significant other, it「s being called a thoughtless cheapskate.
但是小心了,如果有什么比被别人称为小气鬼更糟糕的,那就是当一个粗心大意的小气鬼。
Obsessing over the price of dinner, before, during, or afterward either paints you as a worrywart who isn」t enjoying the date - or a cheapskate who isn「t enjoying the date.
对你的吃的这顿饭的价格忧心忡忡,不管是之前还是当时还是之后都已将你自己塑造成一个不是在享受约会而是在自寻烦恼的人或一个小气鬼的形象。
I know my son thinks I」m a cheapskate because I won't buy him a motorcycle.
我知道我的儿子认为我很小气,因为我不给他买摩托车。