2021-05-05
15 分钟Hi there.
This is Harry.
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Okay, so what are we going to talk about today?
Well, we're going to look at some collocations, and we're going to look at collocations specifically with the word pay.
P a y, to pay, to pay a bill, to pay some money.
So we're going to look at collocations, and as always, I'm going to give you a list of the ones that I want to talk about, and then I give you some examples.
So here we go.
Pay the penalty, pay the price, pay a visit, pay tribute, to, pay your regards, to pay a compliment, pay compensation, pay attention to.
Okay, so let me give them to you again and I'll give you some examples.
So the first, to pay the penalty.
Well, when we say to pay the penalty, it could literally mean the penalty for parking in the wrong place.
And you'll have to pay the penalty, which is a small, substantial fine and perhaps some penalty points on your driving license, which could cause a problem in terms of your insurance.
Okay, so you pay the penalty for parking in the wrong place, or we just generally use it as a common general term and say, well, if you do something wrong, you have to pay the penalty.
Yeah.
Now, the penalty might be anything.
If you commit a serious crime, the penalty could be jail term or in prison.