【句子】I had no choice but to pay him off. 【Desperate Housewives S02E09】
【发音】/aɪ/ /hæd/ /nəʊ/ /tʃɔɪs/ /bət/ /tʊ/ /peɪ/ /hɪm/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/
【发音技巧】had no不完全爆破；but to失去爆破；him off连读；
【翻译】我别无选择，只能给他一笔钱。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一下这个短语，pay sb. off，在英文中pay sb. off可以用来指“贿赂某个人；用钱收买某个人”；对应的英文解释是：
to pay one money in exchange for special treatment or avoiding punishment; to bribe one；
eg: The businessman was accused of paying off the government official to win the contract.
这名商人被指控贿赂政府官员以赢得合同。
eg: They tried to pay off the witness to keep him from testifying.
他们试图收买证人，阻止他作证。
eg: We paid off the committee members, so our application should go through without a hitch.
我们贿赂了委员会成员，所以我们的申请应该会顺利通过。
有的时候，这个短语也可以用来指：“支付遣散费，付清工资以后解雇某个人”。
eg: When the company closed the factory, they paid off all the workers.
当公司关闭工厂时，他们付清工资后解雇了所有工人。
eg: She was paid off after ten years of service and given a small pension.
她在服务十年后，被支付遣散费解雇，并得到一小笔养老金。
【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Despite the huge amount of evidence, the criminal was still acquitted. He must have paid off the jury!