還記得初中階段我們學(xué)過的幾個(gè)“花費(fèi)”嗎?它們分別是:spent,take,pay和cost。別小看它們!它們可是歷年中考英語試題中必考的喲!讓我們來復(fù)習(xí)一下加深記憶吧!
一、spend的主語通常是人,句型有:
1. (sb) spend some money/some time on sth
2. (sb) spend some money/some time (in) doing sth
例如:
I spent fifty yuan on the coat. = I spent fifty yuan (in) buying the coat.
我花50元買了這件大衣。
He spent three days on the work. = He spend three days (in) doing the work.
他干這項(xiàng)工作用了3天。
3. spend money for sth. 花錢買……
例如:His money was spent for books. 他的錢用來買書了。
二、take常用于“占用、花費(fèi)”時(shí)間,后面常跟雙賓語,其主語通常為形式主語"it"或物。句型有:
1. It takes/took sb. some time to do sth
例如:It will take me two days to do the work.
這項(xiàng)工作將會(huì)花去我2天時(shí)間。
2. Doing sth./sth. takes sb. some time.
例如:The work will take me two days.
這項(xiàng)工作將會(huì)花去我2天時(shí)間。
Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon.
他花了一下午修車。
It took me three years to draw the beautiful horses. =Drawing the beautiful horses took me three years.
畫這些漂亮的馬花費(fèi)了我3年時(shí)間。
三、pay為“付款、賠償”之意,主語通常是人,句型有:
1. sb. pays some money for sth
例如: I paid fifty yuan for the coat.
我花50元買了這件大衣。
2. pay (sb.) money for sth. 付錢(給某人)買……
例如:I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month.
我每個(gè)月要付20英磅的房租。
3. pay money back 還錢
例如:May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week.
你能借給我12塊錢嗎?下周還你。
4. pay off ones money 還清錢
四、cost的主語是物或某種活動(dòng), 還可以表示“值”。句型有:
1. sth. costs (sb.) +money
某物花了(某人)多少錢
例如:A new computer costs a lot of money.
買一臺(tái)新電腦要花一大筆錢。
2. (doing) sth. costs (sb.) +time
某物(做某事)花了(某人)多少時(shí)間
例如:Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time.
他花了大量時(shí)間才記住了這些單詞。
注意:cost的過去式及過去分詞都是cost,并且不能用于被動(dòng)句。