考研Copernicus theorized in 1543 that in actual fact, all of the planets that we knew of revolved not around the Earth, but the Sun, a system that was later upheld by Galileo at his own expense.

哥白尼在1543年提出理论，事实上，我们所知道的所有行星都不是围绕地球转的，而是围绕太阳转的，伽利略后来自费维护了太阳系。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children.

他们负担不起抚养孩子的时间和费用。

2013年12月阅读原文

高考She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

她从不介意闹钟在凌晨4点响，也从不质疑我的跑步费用。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级One main factor that has driven up medical expenses is that doctors are compensated for the amount of care rather than its effect.

推高医疗费用的一个主要因素是，医生得到的是医疗量的补偿，而不是医疗效果的补偿。

2016年6月阅读原文

考研Furthermore, the highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.

此外，首席执行官的最高工资是付给外部候选人的，而不是给那些心安理得的内部人士，这也表明，首席执行官的高薪并不是以牺牲公司其他人为代价的掠夺。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考The office of residence life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the resident if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others.

如果发现学生与其他人共用门锁组合，居住生活办公室可随时更改门锁组合，费用由住户承担。

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级They argue that when a company like Monsanto goes to great expense to create a valuable new genetically modified seed, it must be able to protect its property interests.

他们认为，当像孟山都这样的公司花费巨资生产一种有价值的新型转基因种子时，它必须能够保护其财产权益。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a business justification the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.

有关大学系统和其他州政府部门管理费用的数据将成为州政府官员在审议外包计划细节时使用的商业理由的一部分。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考The key is that before bills and living expenses start to eat away your salary, you should put aside the savings portion of your pay.

关键是，在账单和生活费开始蚕食你的工资之前，你应该把你工资中的储蓄部分放在一边。

2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

六级They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit.

他们似乎以一种亲社会的方式转向内心，当然对亲密关系有积极的好处，但往往以牺牲与现在和未来世界的联系为代价，包括他们有朝一日将继承的社会。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级It protects incompetent teachers at the expense of students.

它以牺牲学生为代价保护不称职的教师。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Standardization of forms for automatic processing will save a lot of medical expenses.

自动处理表单的标准化将节省大量医疗费用。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Traffic jam leads to expense and unpredictability, things that keep investors away.

交通堵塞会导致费用和不可预测性，这让投资者望而却步。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they graduate.

通过批准这种淡化版的大学，大学正在满足富裕学生的社会和教育需求，而牺牲了其他人的利益，这些人一旦毕业就无法享受富裕学生的经济支持或社会关系。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级And since we've moved to this new shop, the expenses have increased greatly because it's a much bigger shop.

自从我们搬到这家新商店，费用就大大增加了，因为这是一家大得多的商店。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

六级They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day in

他们似乎以一种亲社会的方式转向内心，当然对亲密关系有积极的好处，但往往以牺牲与现在和未来世界的联系为代价，包括他们有朝一日将进入的社会

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考With food our biggest weekly household expenses, Susanna and Matt spend time with a different family each week.

苏珊娜和马特每周花在不同家庭的时间是因为食物是我们每周最大的家庭开销。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研It reported a net loss of $5.6 billion for fiscal 2016, the 10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue.

该公司报告2016财年净亏损56亿美元，这是其支出连续第十年超过收入。

2018年考研阅读原文

六级Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a "business justification" the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.

大学系统和其他州政府部门的管理费用数据将作为“商业理由”的一部分，州政府将在官员审议外包计划细节时使用。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级Health problems caused by stress in the workplace result in huge public health expenses.

工作场所的压力导致的健康问题导致巨大的公共卫生支出。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Perhaps a policy to meet funeral expenses would be sufficient for the young child.

也许一项支付丧葬费的政策对这个小孩来说就足够了。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研While climate is a key element, Morita says, it shouldn't come at the expense of the rest of the equation.

森田说，虽然气候是一个关键因素，但它不应该以牺牲等式的其余部分为代价。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级At the same time, expenses in college pile up surprisingly quickly.

与此同时，大学的费用惊人地迅速增加。

2016年12月听力原文

六级By sanctioning this watered-down version of college, universities are "catering to the social and educational needs of wealthy students at the expense of others " who won't enjoy the financial backing or social connections of richer students once they gra

通过批准这一淡化版的大学，大学正在“以牺牲他人为代价满足富裕学生的社会和教育需求”，而这些人一旦毕业，就无法享受富裕学生的经济支持或社会关系

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研"There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing," said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in speech this week.

美国证券交易委员会（SEC）委员丹尼尔·加拉赫（Daniel Gallagher）在本周的讲话中表示：“短期思维似乎占主导地位，而长期投资则受到损害。”。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考The means and expenses of students' communication.

学生交流的方式和费用。

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

四级People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives.

人们这样做是以牺牲生活中的一切为代价的。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college," he has written.

虽然大学设施闲置，但它们继续产生维护费用，导致大学运营成本高昂，”他写道。

2012年6月阅读原文

六级The high cost of medical services and unnecessary tests and treatments have driven up medical expenses.

医疗服务的高成本以及不必要的检查和治疗推高了医疗费用。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Similarly, some couples don't have children because they don't want to sacrifice their own lifestyles to the lime and expense of a family.

同样，有些夫妇没有孩子，因为他们不想牺牲自己的生活方式来换取家庭的金钱和开支。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级The expenses, of course, go up steadily.

当然，费用稳步上升。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

六级Perhaps enough insurance should be needed to cover their debts and burial expenses.

也许需要足够的保险来支付他们的债务和丧葬费。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级Probably the only life insurance he needs is enough to cover his debts and burial expenses.

也许他唯一需要的人寿保险足以支付他的债务和丧葬费。

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

高考Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant.

无论你是在看墙纸还是油漆，花在上面的时间、精力和相对费用都是非常重要的。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

六级With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

由于对昂贵的医疗保险计划征税，大多数雇主可能会将医疗费用转为工资。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives

人们这样做是以牺牲生活中的一切为代价的

2010年6月阅读原文

高考This pie graph shows on month's expense, see Graph 3.

这个饼图显示了一个月的费用，见图3。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级They want to cut down their utility expenses.

他们想减少水电费。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级To try to cut down its operational expenses.

努力降低运营费用。

2012年12月听力原文

六级They argue that when a company like Monsanto goes to great expense to create a valuable new genetically modified seed, it must be able to protect its property interests

他们认为，当像孟山都这样的公司花费巨资生产一种有价值的新型转基因种子时，它必须能够保护其财产权益

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Inflation increases families' expenses.

通货膨胀增加了家庭开支。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级They cannot afford the time and expenses of rearing children

他们负担不起抚养孩子的时间和费用

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Cutting down the expenses on child-rearing.

减少育儿费用。

2012年12月阅读原文

六级But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses?

但我们不应该至少分担费用吗？

2013年12月听力原文

六级What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company's travel expenses?

这位女士建议他们做什么，而不是支付南方剧院公司的差旅费？

2013年6月听力原文

六级While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college," he has written

虽然大学设施闲置，但它们继续产生维护费用，导致大学运营成本高昂，”他写道

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Moreover, Krugman overlooks inflation: Prices have increased, six-fold since 1969, so, while corn futures（期货）did set a record of about $8 per bushel（蒲式耳）in late July, the inflation-adjusted price of corn was higher throughout most of the 1970s, reaching $16 in 19 Finally, Krugman conveniently forgets that concerns about global warming are the main reason that corn prices have skyrocketed since 200 Nowadays 40 percent of corn grown in the United States is used to produce ethanol (乙醇), which does absolutely nothing for the climate, but certainly distorts the price of corn — at the expense of many of the worlds poorest people.

此外，克鲁格曼忽略了通货膨胀：自1969年以来，价格上涨了六倍，而玉米期货(期货）确实创下了每蒲式耳8美元左右的纪录(蒲式耳）7月下旬，在20世纪70年代的大部分时间里，经通胀调整后的玉米价格都更高，19年达到16美元

2013年6月六级考试真题（一）

六级While company managers have known about the benefits for a long time, many have done little about it, skeptical of whether they could trust their employees to work to full capacity without supervision, or concerned about the additional expenses teleworking policies might incur as staff start charging their home phone bills to the business.

虽然公司经理们早就知道这些福利，但许多人对此知之甚少，他们怀疑是否可以信任员工在没有监督的情况下满负荷工作，或者担心随着员工开始向企业收取家庭电话费，远程工作政策可能会产生额外费用。

2009年12月英语六级真题

六级The company will also be able to avoid the expense of having to relocate staff to temporary offices for several weeks when it begins disruptive office renovations soon.

当公司很快开始进行破坏性的办公室装修时，该公司还将能够避免将员工搬迁到临时办公室数周的费用。

2009年12月英语六级真题

四级Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house-while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.

每年冬天，数以百万计的冰箱都会不断嗡嗡作响，花费巨大的代价，在人工供暖的房子里忙于维护人工制冷的空间，而在室外，大自然免费提供所需的温度。

1997年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes.

尽管它们经久耐用，但它们的初始费用往往高于便服的成本。

2000年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses on the tests and the medical exam.

培训费用可能相当高，因为学习者必须自己支付测试和体检的费用。

2002年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of insecurity for many.

裁员——为了保持低开支和高利润而解雇数千名工人——给许多人带来了不安全感。

2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense.

与你的指纹不同，你的指纹对你来说是独一无二的，不能交给别人使用，你的个人数据，尤其是你的社会保险号码、银行账户或信用卡号码、电话卡号码和其他有价值的身份数据，如果落入坏人之手，可以用来从你身上获利。

2007年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级It protects you from minor and major medical expenses that can wipe out not only your savings but your dreams of an education abroad.

它可以保护你免受小额和大额医疗费用的影响，这些费用不仅会耗尽你的积蓄，还会毁掉你在国外接受教育的梦想。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately, in other words, you may have to pay all you medical expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company.

缺点可能是你可能无法立即拿回钱，换句话说，你可能必须支付所有的医疗费用，然后再将收据提交给保险公司。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级"People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives. "

“人们这样做是以牺牲他们生活中不变的一切为代价的。”

2010年6月英语四级考试真题

四级Considering that labor costs are responsible for up to80% of a daycare center's expenses, one would expect flat wages to have meant flat prices.

考虑到劳动力成本占日托中心费用的80%，人们会认为固定工资意味着固定价格。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级If it has to hire a caregiver for every two children, it can't really achieve any economies of scale on labor to save money when other expenses go up.

如果它必须为每两个孩子雇佣一名看护人，那么当其他费用增加时，它就无法真正实现任何劳动力规模经济来省钱。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级Is Citi Bike rolling up riders at their expense?

Citi Bike是否会以牺牲乘客为代价来吸引乘客？

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

考研The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing courtries pay their own athletes’ expenses.

主办国提供庞大的设施，包括体育场、游泳池和住宿，但比赛场地自行支付运动员的费用。

1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研It is extremely wasteful to give years of training at public expense only to have the qualified teacher or nurse marry after a year or two and be lost forever to her profession.

以公共费用进行多年的培训，结果合格的教师或护士在一两年后结婚，却永远迷失在自己的职业中，这是极其浪费的。

1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Whether the Government should increase the financing of pure science at the expense of technology or vice versa (反之) often depends on the issue of which is seen as the driving force.

政府是否应该以牺牲技术为代价增加对纯科学的资助，反之亦然(反之) 通常取决于哪个问题被视为驱动力。

1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题