So Walgreens is tightening its belt.

因此，沃尔格林正在收紧支出。

At the time when the administration was publicly calling for more belt tightening.

当时正是政府公开要求节省开支的时间。

I'm afraid so. I think we may have to start tightening our belts.

恐怕如此。我想我们要勒紧腰带过日子了。

No wonder investors are tightening their belts.

难怪投资者勒紧裤腰带。

This year, China’s two major stock exchanges lost almost a quarter of their value, prompting concerns that consumers will be tightening their belts.

今年， 中国两大证券交易所的市值下跌了近四分之一，引发了人们对消费者将勒紧裤腰带的担忧。