while someone will certainly pick up the tab for those pricier commodities, it often won「t be the consumer .

当然会有人为涨价后的大宗商品埋单，但通常并非消费者。

free content and services were a beguiling idea. but the lesson of two internet bubbles is that somebody somewhere is going to have to pick up the tab for lunch.

免费的内容与服务很诱人，但从两次互联网泡沫破裂得出的教训是无论是谁掏腰包，午餐必须有人付费。

in turn, that may force bank executives to take more risk in order to earn back what they are paying depositors; after all, the insurance scheme will pick up the tab if things go wrong.

反之，这迫使银行高层们为了赢回支付给储户们的高利率而尝试更多的风险。毕竟，保险体系会为其付账。

my father said that if i wanted to go to the university, he would pick up the tab for me.

我父亲说如果我要上大学，他会负担我所有的费用。

never fight over a bill if someone else offers to pay; you can counter once, and then after that simply thank the person paying for the generosity and offer to pick up the tab the next time.

不要为了谁付账而牵扯不停。你可以坚持一次，然后谢谢对方的慷慨大方，并且承诺下次你来买单。

after decades of hard work to build up their inflation-fighting credentials, they also fear they will be forced to pick up the tab if a member state defaults.

他们通过几十年的艰苦努力才建立起德国有能力控制通货膨胀的声望，他们还担心如果哪个欧元区成员国拖欠债务，德国可能要被迫替其还帐。

let me pick up the tab this time.

这次让我来付账吧。

do you think that men should always pick up the tab on a blind date?

你认为男女经人介绍初次约会时都要由男的掏腰包吗？

researcher michael stirrat said: 」they quite literally bring more to the table, so they expect the other person to pick up the tab or expect to pay for the bill.

研究人员迈克尔?斯特拉特说：「在饭桌上，他们的可餐秀色确实会带来更多享受，所以他们期待对方付账，或认为对方要有这个心理準备。」

why should we pick up the tab when so much disease in our country stems from unhealthy behavior like smoking and overeating?

很多疾病是人们的不健康生活方式造成的，比如抽烟和暴饮暴食，为什么我们要为这样的人买单？