Module 6

重点句型
1. It took six years to build and cost US $20 billion.
它花了6年建成，耗资200亿美元。
2. A temple is a place of great importance to Buddhists.
寺庙对佛教徒来说是一个很重要的地方。
3. Is it possible to see the relics now that they have been submerged?
既然这些遗迹都被淹没，还有再看到它们的可能吗？

句型探究
1.It took six years to build and cost US $20 billion.
它花了6年建成,耗资200亿美元。
It takes sb.some time to do sth. (某人)花费若干时间做某事。it 为形式主语,后面的不定式短语to do sth. 是真正的主语。此句型除了表示“花费时间干某事”，还可表示“需要某种特殊品质(耐力、努力等)做某事”。
It took him two hours to read the book.
=He took two hours to read the book.
=Reading the book took him two hours.
他花了两个小时读这本书。
It took two hours but it was worth it, as everyone told me I looked very elegant!(选修7Module 2)
这花了我两小时，不过很值得，因为每个人都说我看来端庄典雅。

spend, pay, cost, take
①spend 的宾语既可以是时间，也可以是金钱,动作发出者(主语)必须是人。常用结构：①sb. spends time/money on sth.
②sb.spends time/money (in)doing sth.
He spent four years (in) writing the book.
他花了4年写这本书。
②pay 一般表示“付钱”，主语是人，有被动语态。常用结构：pay sb.money for sth.
He paid the salesgirl 60 yuan for the dictionary.
他付给售货员60元买这本字典。
③cost 的宾语通常是钱、时间、劳力。也可以表达“使失去(生命,健康)”。主语是物,没有被动语态。常用结构：cost (sb.) sth.
It cost me four thousand yuan to make the journey.
这次旅行花了我4000元。
④take 表示“花费”时，往往只用于表示时间，主语常是it 形式主语、不定式或事物类名词。常用结构：It takes sb. some time to do sth.
It will take us at least one year to complete the bridge.
修这座桥要花我们至少一年的时间。
2. A temple is a place of great importance to Buddhists.
寺庙对佛教徒来说是一个很重要的地方。
be of importance=be important 重要的