这样没完没了的活动可能是要付出代价的，也许是不良健康状况甚至是离婚。

There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce.

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为了一个更美好的世界而发展技术总是要付出代价的。

There is always a price to pay to develop technology for a better world.

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成名是要付出代价的。

Fame comes at a price.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I've assigned a full two weeks to the Republic, which would be four lectures, but because I wanted to do some other things with the course as well, I had to cut the Republic by one lecture, and now I'm paying for that today.

我会分配两周的时间来消化《理想国》,等同四堂讲课，但因为我想要,加一些内容到课堂来，所以我必需砍掉《理想国》的一堂课，今天我要付出代价。

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