It was the first time he ever paid for the drinks.

这可是他第一次掏钱买喝的。

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The old man stood up, slowly counted the saucers, took a leather coin purse from his pocket and paid for the drinks, leaving half a peseta tip.

老人站了起来，慢慢地数著茶讬，打口袋里摸出一只装硬币的起夹子来，付了酒账，又放下半个比萨斜塔作小帐。

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You've already come so far; you've paid for the plane ticket, for the train, the hotel, the pizza, the cold drinks, the coffee. How can you now begrudge a few extra cents?

目前你已经来了，机票，火车票，旅馆费，比萨饼，冷饮和咖啡的费用你都支付了，你怎么能会吝啬这区区几个小钱呢？

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They say banning shops and bars from selling drinks for less than the tax paid on them will cut crime and set a "base price" for the first time.

BBC: Minimum alcohol price levels planned by coalition

In Europe I've seen countless mobile banking ideas over the last decade - from the soft drinks machine in Helsinki where you paid by SMS, to the phone which doubled as a travelcard for London's transport system, and innumerable schemes involving Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

BBC: Mobile money - has its moment come?