It takes sb some time to do sth . = sb spend some time （in）doing sth .= sb spend some time on sth .
某人花钱买某物：
sb spend some money on sth .= sb pay some money for sth.= sth cost sb . some money .
注意：
⑴ cost 和 pay 只指花费钱，take 只指花费时间，spend 可以指花费钱也可以指花费时间。
⑵ spend 和 pay 主语都是人， cost 主语是物，take 一般用于 It takes sb some time to do sth. 句型中。
2. thanks for 为 ...而感谢
Thanks for inviting me to your birthday party .
谢谢你邀请我来你的生日聚会。
thanks to 多亏/由于
Thanks to your help. I got good grades .
幸亏你的帮助，我才取得好成绩。
3. 多么 ...
what + 名词；how + 形容词/ 副词
What bad weather ！多么糟糕的天气啊！
How hard he works ！ 他工作多么努力啊！
What fresh vegetables ！ 多么新鲜的蔬菜啊！
How cute a monkey it is ！ 它是一只多么可爱的猴子啊！
4 . 因为......；由于......
because（连词）+从句
because of（介词短语）+ 名词（短语）
I didn t go to school because I had a headache.
因为我头疼，所以我没去上学。
He was late for class because of the bad weather .
由于糟糕的天气，他上课迟到了。
注意：because和 so不能同时连用 。
