Unit 13 Were trying to save the earthSection A (1a-2d) (2)课件（省优一等奖）.pptVIP

take, spend, pay cost take，spend，pay和cost都可以表示“花 费”，但它们的用法各有不同。 1) take多表示花费时间，常用于It takes sb. some time to do sth.这一句型中，其中it作形式主语。 e.g. It usually takes me 40 minutes to cook the dinner. 2) spend多表示花费时间和金钱，主语通常是人，常用于sb. spend(s) some time / money on sth.和sb. spend(s) some time / money (in) doing sth.两种句型。 e.g. David spent 2,000 yuan on the new machine. My father spends an hour (in) watching the news on TV every day. 3) pay多表示花费金钱，主语通常是人，常用于sb. pay(s) some money for sth.句型。 e.g. Tommy paid 20 yuan for his breakfast yesterday.