2018年1月30日 星期二

spend、cost、take

今天要來看看英文中花金錢、花時間的「花」到底要怎麼用!我們必須先認識英文表示花費的三大天王--spend、cost、take,它們的使用規則各有不同喔,以下一一介紹。

三「花」天王

◎ spend 花時間、花金錢
spend 的動詞三態為 spend-spent-spent。注意 spend 的主詞必須是「人」,用法是「人 + spend time / money」。
後面如果要加上花錢、花時間的對象,要搭配 on 這個介係詞,變成「spend time / money on something」;而如果要加一個動作的話,就必須用動名詞「spend time / money doing something」。
例句 1:I’m exhausted because I spent the whole night preparing for the big exam.
(我累壞了,因為我花整個晚上準備大考。)
例句 2:You’d be surprised to hear that she spent 2,000 dollars on a trash can!
(你會很驚訝聽到她在一個垃圾桶上花了兩千塊!)
◎ cost 花金錢
注意喔,cost 的主詞必須要用「事物」,它的動詞三態變化為 cost-cost-cost。這個字的用法為「某物 cost(某人)money」,也可以說「it costs / cost(某人)+ 金錢 + to do something」。
例句 1:This ring cost me 15,000 dollars.
(這只戒指花了我一萬五千元。)
例句 2:It cost us 60,000 dollars torenovate the kitchen.
(整修廚房花了我們六萬塊。)
◎ take 花時間
take 的主詞也是「事物」,用法為「某事物 take(某人)time」,也可以說「it takes / took(某人)+ 時間 + to do something」。
例句 1:The homework last night took me two hours.
(昨晚的作業花了我兩小時。)
例句 2:It took me three months to plan out this trip.
(計畫這趟旅行花了我三個月。)

牛刀小試

想一想下面句子的空格應該要填上什麼字!
1. This trip _____ me 2,000 dollars.(這趟旅行花了我兩千元。)
2. This assignment _____ me five days to finish. (這作業花了我五天完成。)
3. I _____ a lot of money on this trip!(我花了很多錢在這旅行上面!)

答案:1. cost;2. took;3. spent。 

2018年1月29日 星期一

B5 U8 句型1+1


( B )1. The room was so quiet; I could hear     but my own breathing.

(A) something                           (B) nothing

(C) anything                             (D) everything

2. 在鄉間開車,我們除了稻田什麼都沒看見。

Driving in the countryside, we saw  nothing    but   rice fields.

( B )1. The     young man is sure to succeed some day.

(A) working-hard                     (B) hard-working

(C) working-hardly                   (D) hardly-working

2. 那家麵包店裡賣得最好的產品是可頌。

The   best  - selling  product in that bakery is its croissants.( B )1. Is there     in the newspaper?

(A) interesting anything           (B) anything interesting

(C) interested anything            (D) anything interested

( A )2. A: How was your weekend?

                       B:    .

(A) Nothing special                  (B) Special nothing

(C) Anything special                 (D) Special anything1. 中藥是舊式但有效的治療方法。

Chinese herbal medicine is an old-fashioned   yet  
 effective  way of treating people.

( B )2. Mr. Murray earns a lot of money in the stock market,
    he wears worn-out clothes and lives in an old apartment.

(A) so               (B) yet              (C) for             (D) whileExercises

I. 文法選擇20%(一題4分)

( A )1. Dennis was so busy today that he ate nothing     a piece of bread.

(A) but                   (B) and                (C) or                   (D) than

( B )2. There was     with the elevator, so we had no choice but to climb the stairs.

(A) nothing wrong (B) something wrong                      

(C) wrong anything                            (D) wrong everything

( D )3. To survive in this     world, we have to catch up with its pace.

(A) fast-changed                                (B) changed-fast

(C) changing-fast                               (D) fast-changing

( A )4. Our company produces inexpensive     handy tools.

(A) yet                   (B) or                   (C) instead of      (D) rather than

( D )5. Logan is     that we all like to hang out with him.

(A) very so humor                              (B) a such humorous guy

(C) a very humor guy                         (D) such a humorous guy

 

II. 填充20%(一格4分)

1.  John來說,中樂透與其說是好運,不如說是災難。

     To John, winning the lottery was   more     of   a disaster   than  

     good luck.

2.  據信中國和印度這十年間經濟仍將快速成長。

     It is thought that China and India will still have (f)  fast  -(g) growing 
economies in ten years.

III. 句子合併或改寫20%(一題10分)




(用so... that...合併)

 


1.      This horror movie is terrifying.

         I dare not watch it alone.

è This horror movie is so terrifying that I dare not watch it alone.                                   

2.  The black dress Annie is wearing is conservative rather than bold.

     (用more... than...改寫)

è The black dress Annie is wearing is more conservative than bold.                                 



 

B5 U7 句型1+1


( D )1. The novel, which     in the 1980s, has been popular since then.

(A) wrote                                  (B) to write

                       (C) was writing                       (D) was written

2.    這座教堂以巴洛克風格建造,被視為這個城市最著名的地標。

This church, which   is     considered   the most famous landmark in the city,    was       built    in the Baroque style.1.    儘管噪音很大聲,我睡得很熟。

  Loud    as/though  the noise   was  , I slept like a baby.

2.    儘管這個人是富有的,他對已擁有的東西並不滿足。

  Rich    as/though  the man   was  , he was not content with what he already had.( A )1. Our junior high school class reunion is held    .

(A) every three years                (B) every other three years

(C) three years every                (D) again three years

2.    醫生要病人每四小時吃一次藥。

The doctor asked the patient to take the medicine   every  
  four     hours  .( B )1. The ceremony will begin on time     some guests are late.

(A) because                              (B) even if

(C) although                             (D) and thus

2.    即使下雨我們還是會去健行。

We are going hiking   even     if   it rains.( A )1. I don’t have     this pair of shoes.

(A) enough money to buy

(B) money enough to buy

(C) enough money to buying

(D) money enough to buying

2.    John傻到把所有錢借給一個他幾乎不認識的男人。

John was  foolish   enough    to     lend   all his money to a man he barely knew.1.    毋須口出惡言。告訴我們你在心煩什麼吧。

  There     is     no     need   to say mean words. Just tell us what’s bothering you.

( A )2. Since it’s Sunday, there is no need for students     to school.

(A) to go                                   (B) going

(C) to going                              (D) who go

Exercises

I. 文法選擇20%(一題4分)

( D )1. In Taiwan, the garbage truck comes to take recyclable waste    .

(A) another day                                (B) the other day

(C) every another day                        (D) every other day

( D )2. There is no need     sorry for him. He deserves it.

(A) feeling                                         (B) to feeling      

(C) and feel                                        (D) to feel

( A )3.    , it crossed the finish line before the rabbit and won the race.

(A) Slowly as the turtle moved

(B) Slowly the turtle moved

(C) The turtle though moved slowly

(D) Slowly although the turtle moved

( C )4.  The boy was not     the top of the shelf.

(A) tall enough to reaching

(B) enough tall to reaching

(C) tall enough to reach

(D) enough tall to reach

( C )5.  Don’t lose heart     things don’t go the way you expected.

(A) so                                                 (B) because

(C) even if                                         (D) however

II. 填充20%(一格4分)

1.  Patrick樂於助人,即使他可能得不到回報。

     Patrick is willing to help others (e)  even     if   he may not get anything in return.

2.  Teresa不夠時間吃早餐,所以她只喝了一杯牛奶。

     Teresa didn’t have (e) enough  (t)  time     to   eat breakfast, so she simply drank a glass of milk.

III. 句子合併或改寫20%(一題10分)

1.  Someone stole the most valuable painting in the gallery last night.(用be + P.P.改寫)

è The most valuable painting in the gallery was stolen last night.                                     

 

2.  Although the weather was hot, I had a spicy hot pot for lunch.

     (用Adj/Adv + as...改寫)

è Hot as the weather was, I had a spicy hot pot for lunch.                                               

IV. 句子重組20%(一題10分)

1.  his cellphone / two minutes / every / checks / My brother

è My brother checks his cellphone every two minutes.                                                     

2.  There is no need / you / apologize / to / for

è There is no need for you to apologize.                                                                           

V. 中譯英20%(一題10分)

1.  這場會議將在星期一早上舉行。(be + P.P.

è The meeting will be held on Monday morning.                                                              

2.  雖然炸雞很不健康,但是John每天都吃。(Adj/Adv + as/though...

è Unhealthy as/though fried chicken is, John eats it every day.