涉及动词
spend/pay/take/cost/buy
区别
一.从主语判断
1.主语是人选择spend/pay/buy
2.主语是物选择take/cost
二.从花费内容判断
1.花费的是钱可以选择spend/pay/cost/buy
2.花费的时间可以选择spend/take
三.结构区别
1.人spend 钱/时间+（in）doing sth
+on sth
2.It takes/took 人+时间 + to do sth
3.物cost 人+钱
4.人pay 钱 for 物
5.人buy 物 for 钱
习题辨析
1.-Your T-shirt looks pretty cool.How much did you_______for it ?
-￥158.It's my birthday gift from my friend.
A.pay
B. cost
C. buy
2.-Will you take the normal train or the high-speed train to Beijing?
- The high-speed train. I will have to_____more money, but it will___less time.
A. pay; take
B. take; spend
C.cost; pay
3.-How do you like Hong Kong?
-It's a great place for shopping. And doing shopping_____me so much money.
A. cost
B.paid
C.spent
4.--Do you know how much a 5-day trip to Hong Kong___?
--I guess it's about 4000 yuan.
A.spend
B. takes
C. cost
答案解析：
1.A 见到for从pay 或者buy 中选择，结构是....钱for物,所以选择pay
2.A 第一个空主语是人，断定答案就是A
3.A主语是事物，答案就是cost
4.C花的是金钱，排除take,主语不是人，所以选择cost.
作者：Cathy 肖老师，英语语言文学硕士，英语教学20年