A：It was really hard for our parents to save money when they were young.
我们的父母年轻时攒点钱真的很难。
B：Most people were living form hand to mouth. How could they?
大多数人都只能勉强糊口，怎么可能?
A：Yeah. They simply had no extra money to save up or for other things.
是的，他们根本就没有多余的钱存下来，也没有多余的钱买其它的东西。
B：Fortunately, things are changing these years.
幸运的是，这方面这些年有些改观了。