工資不見得漲，福利不見得多，但花銷卻越來越大。如今出門事事花錢，這是很多人頭疼的問題。不過更令人頭疼的是，這些“花樣花錢大法”你是否能用英語表達？來看看我們為你準備的pay短語大餐吧！

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，你從來沒有稱贊過別人。

Pay your respect 尊重，致敬

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

Pay attention 注意

Make sure you pay attention in class.
上課一定要注意聽講。

Pay the price 付出代價

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

Pay cash 付現金

Can I pay cash?
我能付現金嗎？

Pay by credit card 刷卡支付

I didn’t have any cash so I paid by credit card.
我沒有現金了，所以刷信用卡付的錢。

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。

（來源：華爾街英語，編輯：Helen）