The budget was carried nonetheless and Britain is obliged to pay up.(預算案還是通過了，英國當然也有義務支付。)

The sponsor threatened not to pay up.(贊助商以不付款為要挾。)

When fire and theft premiums rise, those who really need insurance still pay up.(當失火和盜竊的保險費上升，那些真正需要保險的人仍會全部付清。)

One clear problem is counterparty risk; insurance is worth nothing if the insurer cannot pay up.(一個顯而易見的問題是對手方風險：如若保險人無力賠付，保險還有何用？)

"I called 500 companies," says Mittelstaedt. "Two were willing to pay up front."(“我給500個公司打了電話，”Mittelstaedt說，“兩個公司愿意一次性付清費用。”)

That means that people will pay up front for about fifteen years' earnings.(這意味著人們需要預先支付，15年的收益。)

They are willing to pay up to $500 more for cars that get better mileage.(他們愿意多付$500來買單位汽油里程數更高的汽車。)

But most of us pay up without even realizing it, perhaps because the fee details are often hard to find.(但是我們大部分人甚至沒有意識到這一點就付清了費用，也許是因為費用詳情往往很難找到。)

These folks want the flexibility to get going with the technology now, without having to pay up front.(那些人現在希望有技術的同時還要有靈活性，但無需提前結帳。)

Passengers might grumble about the new fares, but most will pay up nonetheless.(對于車票漲價，乘客也許會抱怨，但是大多數人還是得乖乖掏錢。)