Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something.

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The more you pay for something the more you like it and the more pain you go through to get something the more you like it.

付出愈多，喜爱愈甚,追求时承受的痛苦越大,喜欢程度就会越深。

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and that can be something that you pay off for a long time.

可能毕业后的很长一段时间内都在偿还欠下的贷款。

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Chances are you had to pay something for them; they are like a machine.

有时候你还得为他们花钱,他们就如同一台台机器

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A lot of these people in the Mexican banks thought, well surely there will be a bailout if something bad happens; the government will pay for it, so let's run with it.

这使大批墨西哥银行家认为,如果出现危机,政府必定会出资援助,所以我们放心干吧 政府会买单的

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