Despite an expensive, multimedia campaign, public relations experts say BP's image remains that of a big, faceless corporation.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

But then I ask them to think, and in the book I ask the readers to think: Well, have you given a cost of an expensive pair of shoes to save the life of one of the around 9 million children who are dying from poverty related causes each year around the world?

但是，接着我让他们思考，在书中，我让读者思考这样一个问题：,你有没有捐出过买一双鞋的钱,来拯救900万儿童中的一个生命？,他可能正因为贫困导致的种种问题,而生命垂危，每年世界上都会有这样的儿童？

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

It's an expensive place to live, so most of my friends do try to get part-time jobs to make ends meet.

这个地方生活成本很高，所以我的很多朋友都试着找份能够糊口的兼职。

招聘兼职员工 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

So at least I can point them in the right direction." For obvious reasons it's an expensive college course to be enrolled in,says Neirotti.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

New York is an expensive place to make a movie.

纽约这个地方拍电影很贵的。

电影里的中央车站 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

And because the key component of solar cells is an expensive, highly purified form of silicon, there's a real economic benefit to this design.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella this is an established vaccine also quite expensive.

麻疹,腮腺炎以及风疹三联疫苗,这是一个非常昂贵的疫苗

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

Now only about "There is change in some people traditionally expected platinum to be an expensive metal, people are looking at it in the same terms as gold values,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

because my instrument... I don't actually own an instrument, because it's really expensive.

因为我的乐器……其实我没有自己的乐器，因为真的很贵。

乐团怎么样？ - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Either way,it is going to be an expensive trip." The flight cancellations are expected to have additional repercussions for smaller Southeast Asia countries, where travel and tourism is a major share of the economy.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

So you can read on an iPad or a touch-screen tablet, but the e-book readers are less expensive.

VOA: special.2010.12.20

While an estimated one million Kenyans suffer from kidney disease, dialysis and transplants to battle the condition are limited and expensive.

VOA: standard.2010.05.30

French's study didn't include an economic analysis, but she concedes it's expensive to set up a telemedicine network.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

For farmers looking to get the most out of their fields, fertilizer is an essential but expensive ingredient.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Mr.Olmert is accused of accepting envelopes stuffed with cash from an American Jewish businessman to support a lavish style including,stays at fancy hotels, expensive cigars and first-class travel.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

I played Tennis tournaments all over the place and I met new people and make connections and stuff and something that Tennis helped me with is coming to the United States, as you might already know that it is expensive especially for an international student to go to college here in the United States and with the scholarship that I get through Tennis it helps me a lot, so Tennis has opened up many doors for me for opportunities."

VOA: standard.2009.12.14