動詞 spend / cost / take (花費)的用法:
一、spend (spend, spent, spent):主詞必為 。
※人 + spend + 時間/錢 + (on) + 名詞/V-ing
Ex. I spent 200 on buying the watch.
= I spent 200 (on) buying the watch.
注意:介系詞後加名詞或動名詞。
Exercise:
- 1. 他花了100元買這本書。
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(花了表示已經發生通常spend會用過去式spent)。
二、take (take, took, taken) :主詞可為 或 。
※物當主詞:事物 + take + 人 + 時間(to V)
Ex. Doing his homework took him 2 hours.
= It took him 2 hours to do his homework.
↑虛主詞 ↑真主詞
Exercise:
- 1. 獨自一人做這份報告要花很多時間。
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- 2. 粉刷完這片牆花了我一整天。
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三、cost(cost, cost, cost) 花~錢/某物價值~錢:主詞可為 it 或 。
※物當主詞:事物 + cost+ 人 + 金錢(to V)
Ex. This trip to Nantou will cost everyone $5,000.
= It will cost everyone $5,000 to take the trip to Nantou.
注意:(It 和 to V後的真主詞對調位置而已)
Exercise:
- 1. 這手表不用多少錢,它才100元。
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