她因犯错误而付出了巨大的代价。

She paid dearly for her mistake.

《牛津词典》

他们谦虚地谈论了他们为让油轮保持不沉而付出的英勇努力。

They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

对我们小组来说，最有收获的一天是项目日，在这一天，我们为收集物品而付出的所有努力终于整合到一起。

The most rewarding day for our group was project day, when all the efforts we put into collecting the items finally came together.

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Agriculture subsidies in the European Union affect the politics of subsidies here and that affects the costs of food and what we pay for them at the market.

欧盟对农业的补贴政策影响了,美国的政策,进而影响了食品的价格,而在市场上我们会为此付出代价

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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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