buy, get, pay, spend, take, cost
be 錢
- This hat is ten dollars and fifty cents.这顶帽子是十美元 五十美分。
付款方式
- Can I use linepay.
- You can use Linepay.你可以用Linepay
- Can I pay with linepay.
- Can I use a credit card.
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Can I pay with a credit card.
- Can I pay with cash?我可以用現金付款嗎?
- I would like to pay with cash.我想付现金。
- Would you like to pay with a credit card?你想要用信用卡付钱吗?
- I usually pay with a credit card.我平时用信用卡付钱。
buy
人 + buy + 物
- She will buy a new car next week. 她下周会买一辆新车。
- Do you want to buy this jam?
人 + buy + 人 + 物
- She’ll buy her parents some beans.
- Can you buy us some milk?
- I bought you a gift
人 + buy + 物 + for + 目的(人/活動)
通過努力(力氣)幫某人做某事 都要用for 人
ex:buy 買、make 做、cook 煮、get 拿
- I need to buy lots of fruit for a party.
- He wants to buy some plants for his flower garden(他想要给他的花园买一些植物。)
- I bought a cake for you.(我為了你買了一個蛋糕
人 + buy + 物 + for + 錢
Can I buy it for one hundred dollars.
pay
pay 付的方式
- Can we pay separately? (我們能分開付錢嗎?/各付各的。)
- Can I pay by Apple Pay? (我可以用 Apple Pay 付款嗎?)
Pay + TO + 店家(老闆)
To錢「傳給」誰
當你後面接的是「收錢的對象(人、公司、店家)」時,錢是從你的口袋「指向」對方的口袋,這是一個方向傳遞,所以用 to:
- I paid 100 dollars to the driver.(我付了 100 塊給司機。)
- You need to pay the rent to the landlord.(你必須把租金付給房東。)
- I paid the bill to the company.(我把帳單費用付給那間公司。)
人 pay 錢 for 人 (為了誰付錢)
- He paid the bill for me.(他替我付了帳單)
Pay + FOR + 物品/服務(錢「換取」什麼)
當你後面接的是「你買的東西、服務或費用」時,這是一種代價交換(為了這個東西而付錢),所以用 for:
- I paid 100 dollars for the coffee.(我花了 100 塊買這杯咖啡。)
- Who is going to pay for dinner?(今晚誰要付晚餐錢?)
- I paid for the flight tickets.(我付了機票的錢。)
人 pay 錢 for 物
- I paid 100 dollars for this book.(我為了這本書付了一百塊。)
- I’m paying for the ride
- I paid money for it.(我為這個付了錢。)
以上二者合併
如果一句話裡面,你同時要把「付給誰」和「買了什麼」都講出來呢? 老外會直接把這兩條規則組合在一起: Pay + 錢 + TO + 人 + FOR + 物 實戰例句:
- I paid $500 to the mechanic for fixing my car.(我付了 500 塊給技師(to),當作修車的費用(for)。)
- She paid $10 to the clerk for the mug.(她付了 10 塊給店員(to),買了那個馬克杯(for)。) 📝 終極一秒記憶卡
- 付錢給誰(人 / 店家) → pay TO …(方向遞過去)
- 付錢買啥(物品 / 服務) → pay FOR …(用錢去換)
get 買
- Do you want to get a tall bookcase or a short bookcase ?(你想要买一个高的书柜还是一个矮的书柜?)
- Can we get tickets?(買機票)
人 spend
- 三態: spend spent spent
主詞是「人」,後面可以接「錢」或「時間」。
人 spend 時間 with 人
人 spend 時間 Ving
人 spend [錢/時間] on [東西/事情] (for 人)
How much did you spend? 花多少錢
- How much did you spend at the supermarket?你在超市花了 多少钱?
- How much did you spend at the bookstore?
- We spent a week in Tokyo. (我們在東京待了一週。)
人 + spend + 錢 + on + 物
- We spent a lot of money on dinner.我們花許多錢在晚餐上
- He never spends money on ice cream.他从不在冰淇淋上花钱。
- I spent too much money on my cat!我在我的猫身上花了大多钱了!
- I spent 100 dollars on this book.(我花了一百塊買這本書。)
- I spent money on it.(我把錢花在這上面。)
- I spent 500 dollars on a cake for you.
- I spent money on a cake for you.
- Why did you spend one hundred dollars on a picture of a cat?你为什么在一幅猫的画上花了一百美元?
- Mom spent forty dollars at the supermarket.妈妈在超市花了四士 美元。
- I never spend money on games.我从来不在游戏上花钱。
- Duo never spends money on language classes.不會花錢在語言課上
- We spent a lot of money on dinner.我们在晚餐上花了许多钱。
人 + spend + 錢 + on + 物 + for + 人
- I spent a lot of money on clothes.我在衣服上花了很多錢。
人 + spend + 時間 + with 人
- Ben spent the weekend with his family
- Ben spend time with his cat
- She spends a lot of time studying English. (她花很多時間讀英文。)
- He spends an hour running every day.(他每天花一小時跑步。)
- Ben spent the weekend with his family.本跟他的家人一起度过了周末。
- I like spending time with my cat.我喜欢花时问跟我的猫在一起。
- She often spends time with her grandparents.她经常花时间跟她的祖父母在一起。
人 + spend + 時間 + 動作ing
- I spent three hours cleaning my room.(我花了三個小時打掃房間。)
- She spends a lot of time reading books.(她花很多時間閱讀書籍。)
- I spent two hours cooking.
- I spent two hours cooking dinner.(我花了兩個小時煮晚餐。)
- Ben spends an hour running every day.本每天花一个小时跑步。
- Every Monday morning, I spend two hours baking.每周一早上,我花两个小时烘焙。
人 + spend + 時間 + on + 物
- I spent two hours on my homework.
- He spent the whole weekend on his homework. (他整個週末都花在寫功課上。)
take 「事情」花費多少「時間」
主詞是「事情」,目的是達成這件事需要花多少「時間」。
[事情] takes [時間]
- making breakfast [takes a long time].
It + takes + 人 + 時間 + to V
It + takes + (人) + 時間 + to V
- It takes me two hours to cook dinner.煮晚餐花了我兩個小時。
- It took us three hours to drive there yesterday.我們昨天開車花了一個小時才到那裡
- It takes me two hours to cook.
- It takes 30 minutes to cook a meal.(煮一餐要花 30 分鐘。)
- It takes two hours to finish the work.(這工作要花兩小時。)
- It takes 20 minutes to get to the station.(去車站要花 20 分鐘。)
- It takes time to learn a new language.(學一門新語言需要花時間。)
- Take()
- 主詞是「事情」,目的是達成這件事需要花多少「時間」。
- 公式:
- 情境: 這件事像個黑洞,把我的時間「吞噬」了。
- 例句:
- It takes 30 minutes to cook a meal.(煮一餐要花 30 分鐘。)
- It takes two hours to finish the work.(這工作要花兩小時。)
cost(名詞) 費用、成本
- The total cost is a hundred and sixty euros.總費用是一百六十歐元
- total 是形容詞,修飾名詞 cos
cost當名詞(費用、成本):
- What is the cost of this ticket?(這張票的費用是多少?)
cost 當動詞(花費、使付出代價):
- This jacket costs a hundred euros.(這件外套花費了一百歐元——這裡就是動詞,因為主詞是外套,所以第三人稱單數加了 s)。
- Her blouse costs one hundred dollars.她的女士衬衫要价一百美元。
- Those movie tickets cost five dollars.那此电影票要价五美元。
cost 「錢」花在「東西」身上
主詞是「東西」,受詞是「錢」
東西 + costs + (某人) + 金錢
- This blouse costs fifty dollars
- This cake costs 500 dollars. (這個蛋糕花了我 500 元
- The new iPhone cost me a lot of money last year. (這支新 iPhone 去年花了我一大筆錢
- A meal costs 20 dollars.(一餐花費 20 美元。)
- ❌ 不能說:I cost 20 dollars for the meal.
spend vs. cost
- 用 Cost? → How much does your car cost?(你的車賣多少錢? → 問車的標價)
- 用 Spend? → How much do you spend on your car?(你在車上花了多少錢? → 問改裝、保養、加油的總開銷)
| 動詞 | 主詞是誰? | 核心邏輯 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 物品 / 餐點 | 這東西「標價」是多少。 |
| Spend | 人 | 我「決定」花多少資源(錢/時間)進去。 |
| Take | 事情 | 這件事「耗掉」多少時間。 |
| Buy | 人 | 我「支付」金錢獲得物品。 |
付出勞力、金錢、體力,都用for
- buy(買)
- Buy a gift for me.
- Buy me a gift.
- make(製作)
- Make a cake for him.
- Make him a cake.
- cook(煮)
- Cook dinner for us.
- Cook us dinner.
- I cooked dinner for her.
- get(幫忙拿/買)
- Get a cup of coffee for her.
- Get her a cup of coffee.
- find(尋找/幫忙找)
- Find a good job for him.
- Find him a good job.
| 動詞 | 意思 | 範例 (Verb + 物 + for + 人) |
|---|---|---|
| cook | 煮 | I cooked a meal for my family.(我為家人煮了一頓飯。) |
| cook/bake | 烘焙/烤 | She baked a cake for his birthday.(她為他的生日烤了蛋糕。) |
| choose / pick | 挑選 | Pick a nice dress for yourself.(為你自己挑一件漂亮衣服。) |
| find | 尋找/幫忙找 | Can you find a solution for us?(你能幫我們找到解決方案嗎?) |
| order | 點餐/訂購 | I ordered pizza for everyone.(我幫大家點了披薩。) |
| prepare | 準備 | He prepared lunch for the guests.(他為客人準備了午餐。) |
| keep / save | 留下/保留 | Save a piece of pie for me!(留一塊派給我!) |
- Spend(人主動「花錢」或「花時間」)
- 主詞是「人」,後面可以接「錢」或「時間」。
- 公式: [人] spend [錢/時間] on [東西/事情]
- 情境: 我主動把錢掏出來,或是把時間投資在上面。
- 例句:
- I spend 20 dollars on a meal.(我花 20 美元吃這一餐。)
- I spend two hours on my English practice.(我花兩小時練英文。)
- Buy(購買這個動作)
- 主詞是「人」,目的是獲得某樣東西。
- 公式: [人] buy [東西] (for + 錢)
- 情境: 我付錢,東西歸我。
- 例句:
- I buy a meal for 20 dollars.(我花 20 美元買了一餐。) 🎯 總結對比表(記住「誰」是主詞!)
這句話用 use(使用)其實是一個非常聰明且巧妙的問法!
如果用直譯來想,你可能會覺得怪怪的:「我們又不是把錢拿來當玩具或工具,為什麼是用『使用』,而不是『花費(spend)』或『擁有(have)』呢?」
我們來拆解為什麼這裡一定要用 use,以及它背後的語感:
1. 為什麼不用 spend 或 have?
- 如果用
spend(花費): - Do you spend euros or dollars?
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這樣變成在問對方「你都花掉歐元還是美元?」,語意會變成在問消費習慣,而不是在問「你們國家/這個地方流通的是哪種貨幣」。
- 如果用
have(擁有): - Do you have euros or dollars?
- 這樣變成在問「你身上(皮夾裡)現在有歐元還是美元?」,對象變成個人口袋裡的現金。
2. 為什麼用 use 最精準?
在英文中,當你想問一個國家、一個地方、甚至是一間商店「流通、接受、或普遍使用哪一種貨幣或支付方式」時,use 是最完美的動詞。
因為它代表「在日常生活中運作、交易時所採用的媒介」。
- 常見的實用情境:
- 當你出國旅遊,到了某個國家(例如去歐洲或中美洲),你想確認當地是用什麼錢幣買東西,你就可以直接問當地人或店員:
Do you use euros or dollars here?(你們這裡是用歐元還是美元?)Do you use cash or credit cards?(你們這裡是用現金還是信用卡?)
💡 類似的道地說法
除了 Do you use…?,在旅遊或購物時,你還會常聽到這幾句意思相近、同樣好用的句型:
- Do you take…?(你們收…嗎?)
- Do you take US dollars?(你們收美金嗎?)
- What currency do you use?(你們使用什麼貨幣?)
- 這句更直接,currency 就是「貨幣」的意思。
所以,用 use 來問貨幣,是在問「交易時所使用的工具與流通貨幣」,非常道地且自然喔!