他们勤俭节约，积极进取，得到了当之无愧的赞扬。用英语怎么说？

他们勤俭节约，积极进取，得到了当之无愧的赞扬。

They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

rightly

adv. 正确地，公正地，肯定地，无疑地；

例句
The judge quite rightly says that he has to interpret the law as it's been passed...
法官说他必须按照该法的立法初衷来阐释它，这完全没错。

praised

v. 称赞( praise的过去式和过去分词 )，赞美，颂扬，崇拜；

例句
He praised her role in the struggle against apartheid.
他称赞了她在反种族隔离制的斗争中发挥的重要作用。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

thrift

n. 节俭，节约，繁荣，茁壮成长，储蓄机构，〈英〉繁荣的手段，工作，劳动，[植] 海石竹；

例句
...a nation that prides itself on its 'waste not, want not' thrift and its environmental conscience.
为其“俭以防匮”的节俭作风和环保意识而自豪的国家

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

enterprise

n. 企（事）业单位，事业，计划，事业心，进取心；

例句
State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative.
国家的官僚体制往往会扼杀人们的事业心和积极性。