It was comfortable and cheap: best of all, most of the rent was being paid by two American friends.

这里又舒适又便宜，最好的是，大部分租金由两个美国朋友付了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

They're paid by the hour.

他们的报酬是按小时计算的。

《牛津词典》

You get paid by the hour.

你领的是时薪。

《牛津词典》

Anders Wilhelmson says people can get back ten times what they paid by using the resulting fertilizer to grow vegetable gardens.

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If they're paid by commission on each trade they just keep calling you up and coming up with new ideas for new trades.

如果他们的薪水来自交易中抽取的佣金,他们就会不断拜访你,告诉你一些关于新交易的新点子

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You usually get paid by the hour

你通常按小时拿钱，

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Funding would come from a charitable trust he has established and from fees paid by guests.

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Mr Taylor said the shortfall would come from money paid by developers for projects.

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Too bad there's no price for failure--except, of course, for the one paid by veteran entrepreneurs.

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