中学英语中表示“花费”意义的词有:
take,cost,spend,pay和buy,下面谈谈它们各自的用法:
一、take表“花费、占去时间”,常用句型为:
It takes(sb.)… to do sth.例如:
It will take us more than two hours to get to the Great Wall by bus.
乘车去长城要花两个多小时。
It took me three hours to do my homework last night.
昨晚我做作业用了三个小时。
take也可表“花钱买”之意。例如:
I will take this dictlonary.
我要买这本词典。
二、cost表“花费金钱、时间”,“使付出代价”,其主语不能是人,且cost不能用于被动语态,常用句型为:
sth.costs(sb.)…例如:
The house costs him £1500.
这房子花了他1500镑。
How much does it cost?
它值多少钱?
Writing a book costs much time and patience.
写一本书要花许多时间和耐力。
三、spend表“花费时间、金钱、精力”,常用句型为:
sb.spends…on sth.
sb.spends…(in)doing sth.例如:
He spent too much money on clothes.
他花了太多的钱买衣服。
They spent a lot of time(in)explaining the plan.
他们花了许多时间来解释这个计划。
spend one's holiday度假
四、pay表“付给、付款、付还”,常用句型为:
sb.pays…for sth.例如:
I pay £5 a week for guitar lessons.
我每周为吉他课付5镑学费。
You must pay for what you eat and drink.
你必须付你吃喝的费用。
Have you paid the milkman this month?
你这个月付款给卖牛奶的人吗?
He paid£600 to a dealer for that car.
他花了600镑向汽车商人买了那辆车。
五、buy表“花钱买”,常用句型为:
buy sth.for sb.例如:
I must buy a new watch for myself.
我必须买一块新表。
另外,give也可表示“花钱买”。例如:
How much will you give me for my old car?
你愿意出多少钱买我的旧车?
看完此文,你会“花费”了吧!
