So it paid way over the odds.

所以它的回报远远超出了赔率。

By paying over the odds, Europe has nevertheless managed to fill its storage facilities.

通过支付赔率，欧洲仍然设法填满了其存储设施。

Each may well end up with AIs of similar ability, even if it costs China over the odds in the face of American sanctions.

每个人都可能最终拥有类似能力的人工智能，即使在面对美国制裁的情况下， 这会让中国付出很大的代价。

It inherited a huge number of customers from its days as a state monopoly, some of whom could be paying over the odds because they have never looked for a better deal.

该公司从作为国家垄断企业时便继承了一批庞大的客户数量，其中一些客户甚至能出高价支付而从来不寻找更实惠交易。

However, an increasing number of Western consumers are happy to pay a little over the odds for their cup in order to ensure that it comes from an ethically produced and sustainable source.

然而，越来越多的西方消费者乐于为他们的杯子多付一点钱， 以确保它来自道德生产和可持续的来源。