1、spend的用法和句型。通常情况下,spend的主语为人,表示某人花费了时间或金钱。其常用句型有两个:somebody spend money/time on something;somebody spend money/time in doing something。均表示:某人花了……时间/金钱在某物(某件事)。
2、take的用法和句型。take常用于花费或者占用时间,主语常为形式主语it,后面常跟双宾语。其常用句型有:It takes/took somebody time to do something;(Doing)something takes somebody time.
3、 pay的用法。pay为“付款、赔偿”之意,主语通常为人。常用句型有:somebody pays some money for sth;pay money back还钱;pay off one’s money 还清钱。
spend的主语必须是人, 常用于以下结构:(1) spend time /money on sth. 在……上花费时间(金钱)。(2) spend time / money (in) doing sth. 花费时间(金钱)做某事(3)spend money for sth. 花钱买……。2、cost的主语是物或某种活动, 还可以表示“值”, 常见用法如下:(1)sth. costs (sb.) +金钱,某物花了(某人)多少钱。(2) (doing) sth. costs (sb.) +时间,某物(做某事)花了(某人)多少时间。注意:cost的过去式及过去分词都是cost,并且不能用于被动句。3、take后面常跟双宾语, 常见用法有以下几种:(1) It takes sb. +时间+to do sth. 做某事花了某人多少时间。(2)doing sth. takes sb. +时间,做某事花了某人多少时间。4、pay的基本用法是:(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱(给某人)买……。(2)pay for sth. 付……的钱。(3)pay for sb. 替某人付钱。(4)pay sb. 付钱给某人。(5)pay money back 还钱(6)pay off one's money还清钱。1、她正在索赔医药费和其他花费。She is demanding reimbursement for medical and other expenses2.在管理上花费了太多时间。Too much time is spent on administration.3.现在输入数据花费的时间少多了。A lot less time is now spent entering the data.4.我认为不值得为此花费那么多金钱和精力。I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle5.1984年,雷明顿公司在广告和促销方面花费了大量的资金。During 1984, Remington spent a lot of money on advertising and promotion6.该调查可能要花费至少100英镑,但这钱花得值。The survey may cost at least £ 100 but is money well spent.