1. As part of its deal with the Disney organization, the government is laying on and paying for new highways, an extension of Paris's regional express railway and even a direct connection for the high speed TGV railway to the Channel Tunnel.
    作为与迪斯尼公司合作协议的一部分，政府正在铺设新的公路并支付建设款项，它是巴黎地区快速轨道交通的延伸，甚至可直接连接到通往英吉利海峡隧道的高速电气铁路（TGV）。

2. She was paying a big price for her stupidity.
    她为自己的愚蠢付出了巨大代价。

3. Some time ago a British car manufacturer was accused of operating a fund to pay bribes, and of other questionable practices such as paying agents and purchasers an exaggerated commission, offering additional discounts, and making payments to numbered
    早些时候，一家英国汽车制造商被指控经管一笔基金行贿，还有其他一些可疑运作，如给代理商和客户高额回扣、提供额外折扣、向一些在瑞士银行开的匿名账户汇款等。

4. Yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
    但就在外科大夫给我们提供了这种服务后，我们却可能为所支付的昂贵的费用而抱怨。

5. Residents of the state of Wisconsin (威斯康星州), he notes, can lose their license for not paying library fines, neglecting to shovel snow away from the walk in front of their house, or failing to trim a tree whose branches hang over a neighbor's property
    他提到，威斯康星州的居民可能会因未付图书馆罚款，未将门前步道上的积雪清除，未将伸到邻家宅院上的树枝修剪掉而失去驾驶执照。

6. Others say "actions speak louder than words," usually in relation to keeping promises, paying bills or sending money home.
    还有一些人说"行动胜于言辞"，这通常与信守诺言、付账，以及寄钱回家等行为相关。

7. Their parents were paying the price for fame.
    他们的父母却为这名声付出了代价，

8. Insurance companies and HMOs increasingly are paying hospitals a set amount for each patient, regardless of how long they stay.
    越来越多的保险公司和保健组织，不论病人住院多久，只为每位病人向医院支付一笔固定金额的费用。