【牛奶】評論
Charles _ spent____ a day in the department store looking for a hat for his wife.Charles為了他的老婆花費一天的時間在百貨公司尋找一頂帽子cost 的本意為「價值」,故僅限用於「主詞」為「物」時,當然也僅限用於「金錢」上。( 過去式為 cost,過去分詞也是 cost )句型用法:物品 + cost(s) + 人 + $.The LV bag cost me NT$80,000.It + cost(s) + 人 + $ + to + 原形動詞.It cost him NT$80,000 to buy the LV bag spend 用於花費「時間、金錢」,主詞只能是「人」,其後若有第二個動詞,則只能用「動名詞」形式。( 過去式為 spent,過去分詞也是 spent )句型用法:人 + spend + 時間/ $ + V-ing.I spent 10 minutes waiting for the bus.I spent NT$15 taking the bus.人 + spend + $ + on + 物品.He spent $100 on the LB (Lu Beintan 路邊攤) bag. take 用於花費「時間」( 過去式為 took,過去分詞是 taken )句型用法:It + takes/took + 人 + 時間 + to + 原形動詞.It took Eric 10 hours to grade all the assignments.V-ing (動名詞當主詞) + takes/took + 人 + 時間.Writing this Chinese sentence took Eric 20 minutes.pay 的本意為「付錢」,故只能用於「金錢」上,當然「主詞」也只能是「人」。( 過去式為 paid,過去分詞也是 paid )句型用法:人 + pay + $ + for + 物品. ->(人)付 $ 買(物)I paid a lot of money for that iPhone99S.