单词foot the bill
na.: 负担费用；承担责任
负担费用
How much should the government spend, and who should foot the bill?
政府究竟应该花多少钱，最后谁来买单？
An increasing number of organisations are prepared to foot the bill for career counselling and job searches for spouses and partners.
越来越多的企业准备为员工配偶和伴侣的职业咨询与求职埋单。
An administration official said the Obamas would foot the bill for the celebrations.
一个政府官员说，奥巴马要为聚会活动自掏腰包。
The Young Entrepreneurs" Association declared that it would be "fatal" for Germany to foot the bill for Greece"s "budget chaos" .
青年企业家协会指出，德国为希腊混乱的预算买单可能是“致命的”。
Yes, exclusive content is a value add, but most of it is just not enough of a value add that we are willing to foot the bill.
没错，独家内容是增值部分。但是大部分其实都不足够成为让我们甘愿为之付钱的增值部分。
Although employers like the idea of reducing these holiday promises, they will be less pleased to be invited to foot the bill.
尽管雇主们喜欢减少休假时间的观点，但他们可能更不愿意为此支付费用。
Western countries merely played their energy crisis card and China"s energy giants happily foot the bill, this sticks out like a sore thumb.
西方国家只不过打了一张能源危机牌，中国能源巨头就乐呵呵的接盘了，这个红花太扎眼。
But given the size of the stakes, and the alternative of the taxpayers continuing to foot the bill, it"s the best way forward.
但鉴于赌注的规模，以及如果不这么做纳税人还会继续买单的状况，这是最好的途径了。
Let me foot the bill, if you do not mind.
如果你不介意，就让我付帐吧。
That difference alone, says Mr. Schmidt, is more than enough to foot the bill for Android"s continued development.
施密特说，单这点差别就足够支持Android的持续开发。