In exchange for this,he said, the national government should agree to pay the public debts that Texas had when it became a state.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

One reason for this is obvious; it's cheaper not to pay people, but the other reason is more interesting.

这样做的其中一个原因很明显;,不用付钱，当然就能省点了，但另一个原因更有意思。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

And as an added incentive for you to pay attention, I'm going to warn you that this particular simulation will appear in the final or a variant of it.

作为提高你们注意力的激励，我要警告你们,这个特殊的仿真程,或者它的变种会再期末考试出现。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Recently,the Obama administration promised three hundred sixty million dollars to pay for Everglades restoration this year.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

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。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

"If Congress and the administration mess this up each and every one of us will pay for the mistakes, as will generations to come.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Most people in America would get enough protein if they're eating a healthy, balanced diet, and wouldn't have to pay so much attention to protein in particular, but not everybody is getting a healthy balanced diet, so it is important for people to pay attention to this.

大部分美国人只要饮食健康平衡,蛋白质的摄取量都是足够的,不需要对蛋白质特别关注,但并不是每个人的饮食都那么健康而平衡,所以关注蛋白质的摄入量还是很重要的

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

At this point in time, they are only allowed to use the money for IMF purposes, to pay IMF staff or replenish accounts for use,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Eventually,we should have to pay them to do this work for all of us."

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

"It is a very exciting moment for me because this is a big recognition for the ideas that I have been promoting, trying to let people pay attention to it.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

But,as factory bosses are forced to offer higher pay to prevent strikes, (what does this mean for the faltering global economy?) The West has relied on cheap goods from China to help fuel the boom times of the past two decades.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24