pay one's own way =支付某人自己的生活費(fèi)
自食其力；養(yǎng)活自己
If you pay your way,you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need,without needing other people to give or lend you money.
（1）I went to college anyway,as a part-time student,paying my own way...
總之我上了大學(xué),半工半讀,自食其力.
（2）The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.
沒(méi)有廣闊的出口市場(chǎng),英國(guó)電影工業(yè)無(wú)以為繼.
1.to pay capital gains tax
繳納資本收益稅
2.They pay someone to do the cleaning .
他們花錢(qián)雇人打掃.
3.You are under no compulsion to pay immediately.
沒(méi)有人強(qiáng)迫你立刻付款.
4.It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
用信用卡付款非常方便.
5.I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country.
我得在離開(kāi)該國(guó)前償清所有債務(wù).
6.a demand for higher pay
增加工資的要求
7.We pay all our bills by direct debit .
我們以直接借記方式支付所有賬單.
8.There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.
員工對(duì)改變工資和工作環(huán)境的建議普遍不滿.
9.to pay by giro
用直接轉(zhuǎn)賬支付
10.I would gladly pay extra for a good seat.
我情愿額外付費(fèi)坐好座位.
11.You should always pay attention to personal grooming.
你應(yīng)隨時(shí)注意個(gè)人儀容.
12.to pay your hydro bill
付電費(fèi)
13.All the parties pay lip service to environmental issues.
對(duì)環(huán)境問(wèn)題,各方都是口惠而實(shí)不至.
14.Prison officers are demanding pay parity with the police force.
獄警正要求與警察同工同酬.
15.I'll pay for the tickets.我來(lái)買(mǎi)票.
16.His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage.
保險(xiǎn)公司同意賠償損失,他的堅(jiān)持不懈終于得到了回報(bào).
17.to pay sb a pittance
付給某人菲薄的工資
18.How much rent do you pay for this place?
你租這個(gè)地方的租金是多少?
19.The agency will pay you a monthly retainer.
這個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)將會(huì)每月付給你聘用金.
20.It seems unfair on him to make him pay for everything.
讓他承擔(dān)一切費(fèi)用似乎對(duì)他不公平.