【句子】I've been paying for your last party for four years. 【Modern Family S3E17】

【发音】/aɪv/ /biːn/ /ˈpeɪɪŋ/ /fə(r)/ /jə(r)/ /lɑːst/ /læst/ /ˈpɑː(r).ti/ /fə(r)/ /fɔːr/ /jɪə(r)z/

【发音技巧】last party失去爆破+闪音；

【翻译】这四年来，我都在为上次的派对赎罪/买单。

【适用场合】

今天节目中，我们来学习一下这里pay for sth. 的意思，这里并不是我们以前熟知的“为……而付款”的意思；而是引申义，“因为（做错某件事情）……而付出代价”；

to suffer as a punishment or atonement for some ill deed or wrongdoing

eg: Mark my words—you'll pay for double-crossing us!

记住我说的话，你会为出卖我们而付出代价的！

eg: The children are all paying for the crimes of their father.

这些孩子们都在为他们父亲的罪行而付出代价。

eg: The criminal will pay for his crimes.

那个罪犯将会为他的所作所为付出代价的。

eg: I don't like what you did to me, and I'm going to see that you pay for it.

我不喜欢你对我做的事，我要让你为此付出代价。

eg: He may have looked like a good manager, but his successor will end up paying for his mistakes.

他看起来可能是个好经理，但他的继任者最终会替他的错误买单。

eg: You will pay for your laziness when you take your exams and do badly.

当你去参加考试，成绩又很差的时候，你会为你的懒惰买单的。

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She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.