“花费”的英语表达法

1. 花费时间

1) It takes/will take/tooksome time to do sth. 做某事花费某人多长时间｡例如:

It takes me one and a half hours to do my homework every day.

It will take you half an hour to get there.

It took her two hours to finish reading the story.

2)spends some time on sth/(in) doing sth. 某人在某方面/做某事花费多长时间｡例如:

We spent over five years on the project.

He’s spent his life writing this book.

2. 花费金钱

1)spends some money on sth/(in)doing sth. 某人花多少钱买某物/做某事｡例如:

I spent twenty yuan on the dictionary.

I spent twenty yuan(in )buying the dictionary.

2)pays some money for sth. 某人花多少钱买某物｡例如:

I paid twenty yuan for the dictionary.

3) sth costs (sb) some money. 某物花了(某人)多少钱｡例如:

The dictionary costs me twenty yuan.

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1. His parents were worried that he ________ too much time chatting on line.

A. spent B. cost C. paid D. had(2006年北京市)

2. ―What beautiful shoes you’re wearing! They must be expensive.

―No, they only________10 yuan.

A. spent B. took

C. paid D. cost(2006年河南省)

3. It________ them about two weeks to make a trip to Australia.

A. spent B. cost

C. paid D. took(2006年甘肃省)

4. He________ every Sunday volunteering in an old people’s home.

A. spends B. gives

C. uses D. takes(2006年沈阳市)

5. ―It________ the Chinese people eight years to build the Three Gorges Dam.

―How great!

A. spends B. costs

C. paid D. took(2006年福州市)

6. ―How long does it________ you to go to the post office, Jack?

―About half an hour.

A. take B. spend

C. cost D. pay(2006年济南市)

7. ―How much did you________ for the dictionary?

―￡12.

A. buy B. spend

C. cost D. pay(2006年安徽省)

8. ―What a beautiful sweater! How much did you________ for it?

―198 yuan.

A. take ________ B. cost

C. pay________________ D. spend(2006年南京市)

9. The book is useful to me, so I have to________ 20 yuan________it.

A. spend, on B. take, on

C. buy, for D. cost, on(2005年新疆维吾尔自治区)

10. Willie will learn swimming, no matter how much it________.

A. costs B. takes

C. spends D. pays(2005年大连市)

Key: 1-5 ADDAD6-10 ADCAA