They're now paying the price for past mistakes.

他们现在正在为过去的错误付出代价。

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Now the West is paying the price.

如今西方社会正在为此付出代价。

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Emil had been paying the price ever since.

埃米尔一生都在为此付出代价。

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He is paying the price for years of smoking. "I have to think about breathing It's a heck of a nuisance."

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

As in other cases during the past few years, average travelers are now the ones paying the price by spending even more time in international airport terminals and undergoing increased screening, while security officials attempt to figure out just went wrong and who was responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"Here in Britain, we drink a lot of tea, but only one in ten cups are fair-trade, which means we're paying a fair price to the tea growers in the developing world."

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

The regulatory system - the oversight system failed, and we are now paying the price.

NPR: Listeners' Money Questions Answered

Is his Wigan team paying the price for the "distraction" of the FA Cup?

WSJ: Success in Soccer's FA Cup Puts Wigan Athletic in Bind

As some critics see it, the once-conservative institution got greedy and is now paying the price.

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