VOA慢速英语:For All Book Lovers: Chapter 2

短语讲解：

1. That means you pay for a seat on a flight.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱; 因…受罚
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

2. This same college friend also tried every trick in the book to get out of doing her work.

get out of 摆脱; 逃避
例句：I'd give a year's salary to get out of this town.
我真是宁可拿出一年的薪金，只要能离开这个城镇就好了。

3. For example, what do you think about the guy who lives in apartment 4C?

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.
就是现在想起来我心里都感到难受。