2. The man was ordered to pay $345 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is $230! 他被罚付三百四十五英镑作为旅费. 而正常的票价则是二百三十英镑!
3. The pay raise will be offset by inflation. 增加的工资会被通货膨胀所抵消。
4. This is a paltry sum to pay for such a masterpiece. 对这样一部杰作只付这么一点钱, 未免太少了。
5. The workers protested about their pay. 工人们就他们的工资问题提出抗议。
6. The retailers have to pay tax every month. 这些零售商每月都得纳税。
7. They were unanimous in asking for a pay rise. 他们一致要求加薪。
8. There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for ´protection.´ 曾经有一个时期,芝加哥的店主和商行的老板们不得不拿出大笔的钱给歹徒以换取´保护´。
9. They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener. 他们愿意以每磅10美元的价钱买下由听众烘制的最大的饼干。
10. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000. 饼干公司不得不付出比他们预计多得多的钱,因为为买下那学生烘制的饼干他们支付了24,000美元。