总是要付出代价的
“always comes at a price.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
美
“Beauty”
总是要 付出代价 的
“always comes at a price.”
北叔
“Mr. Bei,”
“Don't be fooled by how good it looks; nothing comes without a heavy cost.”
Chinese cultural philosophy strongly emphasizes that great gains or superficial beauties are always balanced by corresponding sacrifices.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pay a price / to suffer consequences
Standard collocation used both literally and figuratively for bearing the negative outcomes of an action.
inevitably must / always bound to
Used to emphasize an unavoidable rule, duty, or outcome.
Used at the end of a declarative sentence to reinforce certainty and conviction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“comes with a price.”
“Freedom always comes at a price.”
“Maybe not. There's a price.”
“should also pay off the debt.”
“Every choice has a price.”
“requires paying a high price.”
“pay for everything he has done.”