The president is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is "a price worth paying" to keep inflation down.

总统公开说失业率的上升是遏制通货膨胀“值得付出的代价”。

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We're paying a heavy price for Washington's obsession with phantom menaces.

我们正在为华盛顿痴迷于幽灵般的恐吓付出沉重的代价。

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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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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

However,he acknowledges that Germans are paying a price for their renewable energy.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

"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.

NPR: IndyMac Collapse Fuels Fears About WaMu