英语中表示“花费”的词语辨析
英语中表示“花费（钱/时间），值……（多少钱）”的词和词组有：cost, pay, spend, take和be worth。下面结合相应的练习，就这些词语的区别和具体用法加以解释。
一、辨析
1. cost和be worth往往是物作句子的主语。
（1）sth cost sb some money 某物花费某人多少钱
（2）sth be worth some money 某物值多少钱
例如：The dictionary cost me ninety yuan. 这个字典花了我90元。
The dictionary is worth ninety yuan. 这个字典值90元。
2. pay, spend在句中的主语往往是人，具体的用法如下。
（1）sb spent time / money on sth. 某人在某物上花多少时间/钱
昂贵的英语 （2）sb spent money (in) doing sth.（其中介词in可以省略）某人花多少钱做某件事情用非常造句
（3）sb pay(s) money for sth. 某人为某物花多少钱
例如：I spent ninety yuan on the dictionary. 我买这本字典花了90元。
My mother spent 5000 yuan (on / in) buying the computer. 我妈妈买这台电脑花了5000元。
I paid ninety yuan for the dictionary. 我为这本字典付了90元。
3. take表“花费”时，常用句型“It takes sb some time to do sth. 干某事花费某人多少时间（it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式）”。
例如：It takes me half an hour to walk from my home to the school. 从家走到学校花费我半小时。
跟踪小练习：
一、选用cost, be worth, pay, spend或 take 填空。
形容高兴的句子
1. He _____ten yuan for the dictionary yesterday.凉拌油麦菜
2. They _____two years bilding that bridge.
3. —Tom, did you buy a new bicycle?
—Yes,it me ＄50.
4. I two hours on this phisical problem.
5. It me three years to draw the beautiful hors.
6. This red sweater sixty yuan.
六岁 二、选择填空。
脚踏黄河两岸>什么的宫殿 ( ) 1. It_____him an hour to clean the classroom yesterday morning.
A.take B. took C. to take D. takes
( ) 2. Li Ming spent twenty minutes _____his kite.
A. mends B. mending C. mend D. to mend
( )3. The story book _____him ﹩5.
A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
( )4. Mr Wang _______ 30 yuan for his son’s animal toys
A. pay B. pays C. paying D. paid
( )5. His sister spend 100 yuan _____her new dress.
A. in B. for C. on D. of
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参考答案：
一、1. paid 2. spent 3. cost 4. spent 5. took 6. is worth
二、1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5.C
