Her way of life was mean and miserly, but she did not know it. She thought she lived frugally in her middle years so that she could live in comfort and ease when she most needed peace of mind.

• 她的生活寒怆吝啬，而她不自知。她以为她中年过的日子节俭，到她最需要安安逸逸不多操心的时候，她就能过得舒舒服服的。