口诀记忆
It takes time,
I spend money,
He pays for it,
The thing costs much.
I spend money,
He pays for it,
The thing costs much.
这个口诀帮助你快速记住四个动词的核心主语和搭配：
- It takes...：表示“做某事花费时间”，常用句型：
It takes (sb) time to do sth - I spend...：表示“某人花费时间或金钱”，主语是人，句型：
speak spends time/money on sth / in doing sth - He pays for...：表示“某人为某物付款”，主语是人，句型：
sb pays for sth或sb pays money for sth - The thing costs...：表示“某物花费多少钱”，主语是物，句型：
sth costs sb money
详细用法对比
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spend（主语为人）
- spend time/money on something
- spend time/money (in) doing something
例：She spent two hours on her homework. -
pay（主语为人）
- pay for something
- pay money for something
例：I paid $20 for this book. -
cost（主语为物）
- something costs (someone) money
例：This phone cost me 5000 yuan. -
take（主语常为 it）
- It takes (someone) time to do something
例：It took him an hour to finish the task.
常见错误提醒
- 不要说 “I cost 10 dollars.” 正确应为 “It cost me 10 dollars.”
- 不要说 “The book paid me 20 yuan.” 正确应为 “I paid 20 yuan for the book.”
- “Take” 通常不用于金钱，只用于时间或精力。