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These are shoestrings. They tie up shoes.

这是鞋带 用来绑鞋子的

Let's see how Anna and Jonathan explain this one.

我们来看看安娜和乔纳森是怎么解释的

Jonathan, I'm ready for the party! How do you like my shirt?

乔纳森 我准备好参加派对了 你觉得我的衬衫咋样？

Um. I hope you didn't pay a lot of money for that.

额 但愿你没花太多钱买它

Not at all. I made it on a shoestring. I can believe it.

没有 我花了一点点钱做的 我信你

Shoestrings do not cost a lot.

鞋带并不贵

So if you do something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.

如果你做某事投资微薄 说明花了很少的钱

You can also use "shoestring" as an adjective.

你还可以把“shoestring”当形容词用

Someone might say, "I decorated my house on a shoestring budget."

大家可以说“我花了很少的钱把家装饰了一下”

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