VOA常速英语:US State Might Sell Naming Rights for Roads

name for以…的名字起名
例句：The college is named for George Washington.
学院以乔治•华盛顿的名字命名。

2. Corporations paid a whole lot of money for what’s called the “naming rights” to U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, for instance, and Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

pay for为…付钱
例句：How much did you pay for the book?
那本书你付了多少钱?
for instance例如, 比如
例句：You cannot rely on her; for instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
她这人靠不住, 例如昨天一个重要会议, 她迟到了一个小时。

3. He says not just companies, but also wealthy individuals, would help the cash-strapped Virginia transportation budget by paying to have their names - or perhaps those of loved ones - placed on roads and bridges, and thus on maps as well.

place on把…放在…上; 把…强加于…
例句：He placed the book on the shelf.
他把书放在书架上。

4. The reaction has been mixed. Supporters say Americans are used to having things sponsored and wouldn’t mind a bit traveling on the Coke Zero Expressway across the Nationwide Insurance Bridge out into the Virginia countryside.

be used to习惯于
例句：She is used to hard work.
她习惯了艰苦工作。