1·But growth never came. Tightwad, population 63, has eight more residents now than when the bank opened.
吝啬鬼镇目前的居民为63人，与该银行刚开业时相比仅仅增加了8个人。
2·Two months after the Tightwad Bank opened in May 1984, an article on it appeared in the Kansas City Times. Word began to spread.
“吝啬鬼”银行于1984年5月开张营业，仅两个月后《堪萨斯城时报》便载文对其加以肯定，于是这家银行开始声名远播。
3·What is the difference between a tightwad's brain and a spendthrift's brain?
吝啬鬼的大脑和挥霍者的大脑有什么差异？
4·With choices then limited to spending more money or feeling like a tightwad, potential customers simply opted out of the purchase.
人们既不愿意多花钱也不愿意让人觉得自己是个吝啬鬼。因此，潜在客户只能选择放弃购买。