该公司的不道德行为被曝光,如今他们正在失去消费者信任方面付出代价。

The company's unethical practices were exposed, and now they are paying the price in lost consumer trust.

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The company's unethical practices were exposed, and now they are paying the price in lost consumer trust.

paying 是动词 pay 的现在分词形式,pay 的意思是"支付、付出"。 the 是定冠词,在这里特指"代价"。 price 的本义是"价格",在这里引申为"代价"。 paying the price 是一个固定短语,意思是"付出代价",通常指因错误行为而遭受负面后果。

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