Unit 8 Why don’t you get her a scarf?
英語中表“花費”的詞語：
(l)spend的主語必須是“人”，賓語可以是錢、精力、時間等。
如：
he spends much money on books.他平時將很多錢用在買書上。
he spent a lot of money（in）buying a new car.他花很多錢買了一輛新車。
(2)cost的主語必須是“物”或“事”，表示“費用”、“耗費”，后接life，money，health，time等，側重于“花費”的代價。
如：
the book cost him one dollar.這本書用了他一美元。
it costs you 12 pounds to go to london by ship.乘船到倫敦要用12英鎊。
(3)take表示“花費”時，其主語一般是“一件事”，有時主語也可以是人，它說明事情完成“花費了……”。
如：
it took me ten minutes to go to the post office.到郵局用用了我十分鐘時間。
it takes a lot of money to buy a house as big as that.買一座像那樣的房子要花很多錢。
(4)pay的基本意思是“支付”，作為及物動詞，賓語可以是“人”、“錢”，
如：
he paid the taxi and hurried to the station.他付了出租車的錢，急忙向車站趕去。
they had to pay two hundred francs.他得付一百法郎。
we'll pay you in a few days.幾天后我會給你錢。
(5)pay for的賓語為“物”、“事”，for表示支付的原因。
如：
you'll have to pay me ten dollars a week for your meals.你得每周付給我十美元飯錢。
注意：
下面兩句中 pay for的意義不同。
of course we have to pay for what we buy.當然我們買東西得付錢。
don't worry about money；i'll pay for you.別擔心錢，我會替你付的。
【習題檢測】
一. 單項選擇。
1. the dictionary __________ me $20.
a. paid
b. spent
c. took
d. cost
2. mr. lee was _______ tired that he couldn't keep his eyes _________.
a. too，open
b. so，closed
c. too，closed
d. so，open
3. --may i go now?
--no. you _____ let the teacher know first.
a. need
b. must
c. can
d. may
4. mr. smith ________ an hour on this work.
a. spent
b. took
c. used
d. paid
5. --i called you at about half past eight last night，but nobody answered.
--oh，i ____ in my office at that time.
a. will work
b. was working
c. worked
d. had worked
6. --why not come and join us in the game?
--____. but i must go to meet mr smith at the airport.
a. i'd like to
b. let's go
c. yes，please
d. it's a pleasure
7. --would you like some tea?
--yes. just ____.
a. little
b. a little
c. few
d. a few
8. the teacher tells the students ____ in class.