spend的對象不僅可以是金錢,也可以是時間,主語必須是人; pay只能搭配金錢。前者的句型:spend time(money) on sth;后者的句型有pay money for sth。
一、pay的基本用法是:
(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付錢(給某人)買……。例:I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month. 我每個月要付20英磅的房租。
(2)pay for sth. 付……的錢。例:I have to pay for the book lost. 我不得不賠丟失的書款。
(3)pay for sb. 替某人付錢。例:Don?蒺t worry!I'll pay for you. 別擔心, 我會給你付錢的。
(4)pay sb. 付錢給某人。例: They pay us every month.他們每月給我們報酬。
(5)pay money back 還錢。例:May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week. 你能借給我12塊錢嗎?下周還你。
(6)pay off one's money還清錢。
二、spend的主語必須是人, 常用于以下結構:
(1) spend time /money on sth. 在……上花費時間(金錢)。例:I spent two hours on this maths problem. 這道數學題花了我兩個小時。
(2) spend time /money (in) doing sth. 花費時間(金錢)做某事。例:They spent two years (in) building this bridge. 造這座橋花了他們兩年時間。
(3)spend money for sth. 花錢買……。例:His money was spent for books. 他的錢用來買書了。