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分类: 阅读与常识 —— 英汉对照 |
pay
(for) and
buy
典型错误:
Typical mistake: *Come on, I'll pay you a
drink.
You pay a person, you pay a bill,
and you pay sums of money, but you pay for
something you buy.
You can have the room free, but you'll have to pay me £10 a week
for your meals. (房间免费,但每周你要付十镑饭费。)
When we want to talk about paying for a drink or a
meal for a person, we usually use the verb buy (or
get).
要替某人付酒钱或饭费,通常使用动词buy(或get).
Come on, I'll buy you a drink.
(走吧,我请你喝酒。)
Let me get you a drink. (我请你喝一杯)
Can I buy you lunch?(我可以请您吃午饭吗)
Pay
for can also express the idea of paying money that
somebody else owes.
pay
for可以表达还某人所欠的钱的意思。
Don't worry about money; I'll pay for you.(不用担心钱;我会还你的。)