pay是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 付款， 付出代价， 给予注意n. 工资， 薪金，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was a characteristic trait of his generously to pay fifteen francs a month for the cup of coffee with a dash of brandy in it, which he took after dinner.
-- Veuve Vauquer availed herself of the services of M. Goriot's coiffeur, and went to some expense over her toilette, expense justifiable on the ground that she owed it to herself and her establishment to pay some attention to appearances when such highly-respectable persons honored her house with their presence.
-- She left the next day, forgot to pay for six months' board, and left behind her wardrobe, cast-off clothing to the value of five francs.
-- Two francs will not pay for my brushes, and he sells his old clothes, and gets more for them than they are worth.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquire- 19ment of the knowledge which I sought, for the dominion I should acquire and transmit over the elemental foes of our race.
-- Elizabeth was sad and desponding; she no longer took delight in her ordinary occupations; all pleasure seemed to her sacrilege toward the dead; eternal woe and tears she then thought was the just tribute she should pay to innocence so blasted and destroyed.
-- ''Do you consider,' said his companion to him, 'that you will be obliged to pay three months' rent and to lose the produce of your garden?
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I noticed that but I didn't pay it any mind then.
-- The upshot of the matter was that every planter agreed to pay for equipping his own sons and a certainnumber of the others, but the manner of handling the arrangements was such that the less wealthy members of the outfitcould accept horses and uniforms without offense to their honor.
-- But since that day two years ago whenAshley, newly home from his three years' Grand Tour in Europe, had called to pay his respects, she had loved him.
-- "If I didn't do so much for those trashy Slatterys that they'd have to pay money for elsewhere," fumed Gerald,"they'd be willing to sell me their miserable few acres of swamp bottom, and the County would be well rid of them."
-- "It's no bargain you're getting and I am glad not to have to pay more taxes on the place," sighed the possessor ofan "ace full," as he called for pen and ink.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Isn't it just barely possible that Uncle Pumblechook may be a tenant of hers, and that he may sometimes--we won't say quarterly or half-yearly, for that would be requiring too much of you--but sometimes--go there to pay his rent?
-- I wish to pay for them," I added--otherwise I thought he might only pretend to make them, "with ready money."
-- So, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, passed; and on Friday morning I went to Mr. Pumblechook's, to put on my new clothes and pay my visit to Miss Havisham.
-- That is, it doesn't pay me anything, and I have to--keep myself."
-- "Take Mr. Pip's written order, and pay him twenty pounds."
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- At last he said, 'Master, my time is up; I must go home and see my poor mother once more: so pray pay me my wages and let me go.'
-- And the master said, 'You have been a faithful and good servant, Hans, so your pay shall be handsome.'
-- When the young wrens heard that, they were frightfully angry, and 57screamed: 'No, that we are not!Our parents are honest peo-ple!Bear, you will have to pay for that!'
-- And Chanticleer replied, 'All on our way A visit to pay To Mr Korbes, the fox, today.'
-- For we are going a visit to pay 83 To Mr Korbes, the fox, today.'
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And it must be confessed, that from the great intercourse of trade and commerce between both realms, from the continual reception of exiles which is mutual among them, and from the custom, in each empire, to send 60 Gulliver's Travelstheir young nobility and richer gentry to the other, in order to polish themselves by seeing the world, and understand-ing men and manners; there are few persons of distinction, or merchants, or seamen, who dwell in the maritime parts, but what can hold conversation in both tongues; as I found some weeks after, when I went to pay my respects to the em-peror of Blefuscu, which, in the midst of great misfortunes, through the malice of my enemies, proved a very happy ad-venture to me, as I shall relate in its proper place.
-- When I was just preparing to pay my attendance on the emperor of Blefuscu, a considerable person at court (to whom I had been very serviceable, at a time when he lay un-der the highest displeasure of his imperial majesty) came to my house very privately at night, in a close chair, and, with-out sending his name, desired admittance.
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