Language Point 20

To pay for costs, cars will be billed for using high-speed toll roads. (Para. 14)

Meaning: If drivers use high-speed toll roads, they will be sent a bill demanding them to pay for costs.

pay for: 1. suffer the result of

He stopped me from getting that job and I'm going to make him pay for it.
當初他不讓我接那個工作，現在我要讓他為此付出代價。

I didn't bother to have the car checked, a mistake for which I paid dearly.
當時我為了省事沒有檢查汽車，這一失誤使我付出了沉重的代價。

2. pay some money to acquire something

I paid $50 for that coat.
我花50美元買了這件大衣。

bill for: give or sent a bill stating how much money one has to pay for goods or services

Are you going to bill me for this?
你會因此而罰我款嗎？

He has been billed for not parking in the right place.
他因停車地方不當而吃了罰單。

toll road: In British and American English, a toll road is a road which people have to pay to drive on.