基本结构为:
It takes + 某人 + 时间/金钱等 + to do something.
其中:
该句型通常翻译为:“做某事花费某人……(时间/金钱等)。”
It takes me 30 minutes to get to school.
→ 我上学要花30分钟。
It took her two hours to finish the report.
→ 她花了两个小时完成报告。
It will take them a lot of money to repair the car.
→ 修这辆车会花他们很多钱。
It takes me 30 minutes go to school.(缺少 to)It takes 30 minutes me to go to school.(语序错误)takes 的时态变化而变化。有时也可用于被动语态或强调句,但核心结构不变:
How long does it take you to cook dinner?
→ 你做晚饭要花多长时间?