He spent 3 months building the bridge.他花费了三个月去建这座桥。

pay for 花费 如：I pay 10 yuan for the book. 我花了10元买这本书。

12. take 动词　有"花费"的意思　常用的结构有：

　 take sb. .. to do sth. 如：It takes me a day to read the book.

13. chat with sb. 与某人闲聊　如：I like to chat with him. 我喜欢和他聊天。

14. worry about sb./ sth. 担心某人/某事　worry 是动词

　 be worried about sb./sth. 担心某人/某事　worried 是形容词　

如：Don't worry about him. 不用担心他。

　　Mother is worried about her son. 妈妈担心他的儿子。

15. take sb. to + 地方　送/带某人去某个地方　如：

　　A person took him to the hospital. 一个人把他送到了医院。

Liu took me home. 刘把我送回了家。(home 的前面不能用to)

16. hardly adv. 几乎不、没有

hardly ever 很少　

hardly 修饰动词时，通常放在助动词、情态动词之后，实义

动词之前　助动词/情态动词＋hardly

　　　 hardly + 实义动词　　如：

　　I can hardly understand them. 我几乎不能够明白他们。

　　I hardly have time to do it. 我几乎没有时间去做了。

17. go to sleep 入睡

18. miss v. 思念、想念、　错过

19. in the last few years. 在过去的几年内　常与完成时连用　如：

I have lived in China in the last few years. 在过去的几年内我在中国住。

20. be different from 与...不同　反义词组：be the same as 与...相同

21. try to do sth. 尝试做某事

22. make sb./ sth. + 形容词　　make you happy

make sb./ sth. + 动词原形 make him laugh

23. move to +地方　搬到某地　如：I moved to Beijing last year.

24. it seems that +从句　看起来好像......　如：

　　It seems that he has changed a lot. 看起来他好像变了许多。

25. help sb. with sth. 帮某人某事 She helped me with English.

help sb. (to ) do sth. 帮某人做某事　She helped me (to) study English。　

27.支付不起... 　can't /couldn't afford to do sth.

　　　　　　 can't / couldn't afford sth.

如：I can't/couldn't afford to buy the car.

I can't/couldn't afford the car. 我买不起这辆小车。

28. as + 形容词./副词＋as sb. could/can 尽某人的...能力　如：

Zhou run as fast as she could/can. 周尽她最快的能力去跑。

29. get into trouble with 遇到麻烦　

30. in the end 最后

31. make a decision 下决定　下决心　

32. to one's surprise 令某人惊讶　如：

　　to their surprise　令他们惊讶　to Li Lei's surprise令李雷惊讶

33. take pride in sth. 以...而自豪　如：

His father always take pride in him. 他的爸爸总是以他而自豪

34. give up doing sth. 放弃做某事　如：My father has given up smoking.。

35 .不再 ①no more == no longer 如： I play tennis no more/ longer.我不再打网球。

②not ...any more == not ...any longer　如：I don't play tennis any more/longer.

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