Things have come full circle since penurious sailors from the Far East first arrived two centuries ago.

两世纪前，来自远东的贫穷水手初来乍到;如今，中国人又来了。

It is like some penurious patrician who has sunk into the company of his inferiors.

就像啬的贵族融入了下属的行列。

It was too far to return to dinner, and an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious proportion observed in our ordinary meals, was served round between the services.

回去吃晚饭太远了，在两次礼拜之间，供应冷肉和面包，与我们普通膳食中所见的比例相同。