还记得初中阶段我们学过的几个“花费”吗?它们分别是:spent,take,pay和cost。别小看它们!它们可是历年中考英语试题中必考的哟!让我们来复习一下加深记忆吧!
一、spend的主语通常是人,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元买了这件大衣。
He spent three days on the work. = He spend three days (in) doing the work.
他干这项工作用了3天。
3. spend money for sth. 花钱买……
例如:His money was spent for books. 他的钱用来买书了。
二、take常用于“占用、花费”时间,后面常跟雙宾语,其主语通常为形式主语"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.
这项工作将会花去我2天时间。
2. Doing sth./sth. takes sb. some time.
例如:The work will take me two days.
这项工作将会花去我2天时间。
Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon.
他花了一下午修车。
It took me three years to draw the beautiful horses. =Drawing the beautiful horses took me three years.
画这些漂亮的马花费了我3年时间。
三、pay为“付款、赔偿”之意,主语通常是人,句型有:
1. sb. pays some money for sth
例如: I paid fifty yuan for the coat.
我花50元买了这件大衣。
2. pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱(给某人)买……
例如:I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month.
我每个月要付20英磅的房租。
3. pay money back 还钱
例如:May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week.
你能借给我12块钱吗?下周还你。
4. pay off ones money 还清钱
四、cost的主语是物或某种活动, 还可以表示“值”。句型有:
1. sth. costs (sb.) +money
某物花了(某人)多少钱
例如:A new computer costs a lot of money.
买一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。
2. (doing) sth. costs (sb.) +time
某物(做某事)花了(某人)多少时间
例如:Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time.
他花了大量时间才记住了这些单词。
注意:cost的过去式及过去分词都是cost,并且不能用于被动句。