①spend + n./pron. 度过
We are going to spend two days at my mother's.
我们要在我妈妈家待两天。
②spend…(in)doing sth. 干某事花费
Don't spend too much time watching television.
不要在看电视上浪费(花)太多时间。
③spend…on sth. 在……上(买)花费……
Women spend a lot of money on clothes.
女人都花很多钱来买衣服。
cost
(主语是物)
sth. costs (sb.) +金钱, 某物花了(某人)多少钱。
A new computer costs a lot of money.
一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。
take
(主语是物或it)
It takes sb. ... to do sth. 做......花费某人多少.......
It takes me twenty minutes to go to school on foot.
步行去学校花了我二十分钟。
pay
(主语是人)
pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱(给某人)买……
I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month.
我每个月要付20英磅的房租。
这件外套花费了我100元。
几种不同的表达方式。
This coat costs me 100 yuan.
It costs me 100 yuan to buy this coat.
I spend 100 yuan on this coat.
I spend 100 yuan buying this coat.
I pay 100 yuan for this coat.
at the butcher's
在英文表示某一种商店的短语,
往往可以把shop这一词省略
the hairdresser's (shop) 理发店
the greengrocer's (shop) 蔬菜水果店
the grocer's (shop) 杂货店
the stationer's (shop) 文具店
the doctor's (office) 诊所
my mother's (house) 我妈妈家
How are you all keeping?
这是一句用来问候对方身体如何的表达,在口语中使用的比较多。
相似的表达还有:
How are things going with you?
How is everything?
How are you doing?
country
country 表示“乡下”
in the country=in the countryside
They live a happy life in the countryside/country.
他们在乡下过着快乐的生活。