10.When will you pay back the money? 你什么時候還這筆錢?

9. You have to pay me first before I do it. 你得在我于以前先付錢。

8. Have you paid the doctor yet? 醫(yī)生的酬金付了嗎?

7. I spent 20 dollars on the coat.　　 = The coat cost me 20 dollars.

　　 = I paid 20 dollars for the coat.　 = I bought the coat for 20 dollars.

　　 = I bought the coat at the price of 20 dollars.

　pay vt. 付...報酬, 付款

6. He often spent his spare time (in) helping the poor.

他經常利用他的業(yè)余時間幫助窮人．

如要說“這件上衣我花了20美元·．可用下面幾種表達方法．

5. I spent 50 dollars on the camera. 買這只照相機，我花了50美元．

4. It took them over two years to build the bridge. (少用 cost)

修建這座橋花了他們二年多時間．

spend 一般用來表示花費錢或時間，主語是表示有生命的名詞或代詞(一般為人)。

　　　 常用”spend…onsth.”或”spend…(in)doing sth.結構。

3. The work cost them much labour. 這件工作花費了他們很大的勞動．(不用take)

2. How much did the radio cost you? 這臺無線電花了你多少錢?(不用take)．

1．The composition cost (took) me three hours. 我用了三小時才寫成這篇作文．