their parents were paying the price for fame.
他们的父母却为这名声付出了代价，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 名声;名望;传闻;传说;
vt. 使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记：名声是靠口口相传的
"the Country Music Hall of Fame"
乡村音乐名人堂
近义：name, notoriety, popularity, prestige, remarkableness, renown
反义：belittling, discredit, disrepute
n. 价格，价钱;代价;价值;赏金;
vt. 标价;定价;问…的价格;给…定价;
💡 平(p) 价大米(rice)不贵
"This pass enables me to travel half - price on trains."
我用这张通行证可以半价乘火车.
近义：appraise, appreciate, assess, quote, rate, value
parents
[['pɛərənts]]
n. 父母；双亲（parent的复数）
近义：parentage
反义：offspring, progeny, scions, sons, brood, descendants
a. 支付的, 付款的, 有利的, 赢利的, 合算的\\n[经] 支付
近义：outlay, pay, payment, defrayal, defrayment, disbursement