L10 Grammar Focus II

 II. cost, take, spend

這三個動詞除了都有「花費」的意思之外，分別各有其他的用法，重點如下：

cost花費；付出代價；使犧牲掉

物 + cost(s) + (somebody) + money

it + cost(s) + somebody + money to V

事情 + cost(s) + somebody + N

例：The digital camera cost me twelve thousand dollars.

　　It cost Sophia about one million dollars to remodel her old house.

　　His obsession with gambling cost him his job.

take  花費；需要

事情 + take(s)/took + time + to V

it takes/took + (somebody) + time + to V

it takes/took + (somebody) + N + to V

例：Crossing the mountains took the expedition group about ten days.

　　It took him just one hour to compose the music.

　　It takes effort to follow your dream.

spend  花費；度過

人 + spend(s)/spent + time/money + on/for + N

人 + spend(s)/spent + time/money + (in) V-ing

人 + spend(s)/spent + time + with + somebody

人 + spend(s)/spent + time + at/in... + place

例：Most of her time was spent on her business.

　　Sophia spent about one million dollars remodeling her old house.

　　Ben spent the weekend with his friends at the beach.