在中短期，他们将为此付出高昂代价。

They are going to pay a high price in the short and medium term.

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国大党拖延反贪步调，可能付出高昂代价。

Congress drags its feet over tackling graft. It may pay a high price.

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但是那样的体系将会让纳税人付出高昂代价。

But that system has been terribly expensive for taxpayers.

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And we pay a high price for it.

为此我们付出高昂代价。

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And we pay a very high price for this inability, for this refusal to accept the fact that it is part of human nature that is constrained, that is there no matter what.

我们为这种无能付出高昂代价，为拒绝接受,本性受约束，生而有之的事实，付出高昂代价。

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