So when we pay very little money for something, we pay peanuts.

所以当我们花很少的钱买东西时，我们付的是微不足道的钱。

Well, you know what they say: if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.

如果你喂花生，就只能引来猴子。

I'm lucky—Kate's parents bought the place for her, and I pay peanuts for rent.

我很幸运—凯特的父母买下了这里，我付很少的租金与她同往。

The hotel workers get paid peanuts.

【peanut】酒店工作人员的薪酬十分微薄。