工資不見(jiàn)得漲，福利不見(jiàn)得多，但花銷卻越來(lái)越大。如今出門(mén)事事花錢(qián)，這是很多人頭疼的問(wèn)題。不過(guò)更令人頭疼的是，這些“花樣花錢(qián)大法”你是否能用英語(yǔ)表達(dá)？來(lái)看看我們?yōu)槟銣?zhǔn)備的pay短語(yǔ)大餐吧！

Pay someone a visit 拜訪

If you pay someone a visit, bring a gift.
如果你去拜訪別人，要帶個(gè)禮物去。

Pay someone a compliment 稱贊

You must like her, you never pay someone a compliment.
你一定是喜歡她，你從來(lái)沒(méi)有稱贊過(guò)別人。

Pay your respect 尊重，致敬

He died and I wanted to pay my respect, I loved that fish.
魚(yú)死了，我想表示一下敬意，我挺喜歡那條魚(yú)的。

Pay attention 注意

Make sure you pay attention in class.
上課一定要注意聽(tīng)講。

Pay the price 付出代價(jià)

If you want a house in Beijing be prepared to pay the price.
如果你想在北京有個(gè)房子，就要準(zhǔn)備好付出代價(jià)。

Pay cash 付現(xiàn)金

Can I pay cash?
我能付現(xiàn)金嗎？

Pay by credit card 刷卡支付

I didn’t have any cash so I paid by credit card.
我沒(méi)有現(xiàn)金了，所以刷信用卡付的錢(qián)。

Pay interest 付利息

I have to pay interest on my loan.
我要付貸款利息。

Pay the bill 埋單

I paid last time, you pay the bill this time.
上次是我埋單，這次你來(lái)吧。

Pay a fine 繳罰款

I had to pay a fine for being late.
我遲到了，得交罰款。

（來(lái)源：華爾街英語(yǔ)，編輯：Helen）