什么是 “It takes sth to do sth”?
“It takes something to do something” 是英语中一个非常常见的句型,
用来表示“做某事需要花费(时间、金钱、精力等)”。
其中:
It是形式主语;takes是谓语动词;something表示所需的东西(如 time, money, effort 等);to do something是真正的主语(不定式短语)。
基本结构
It takes + [名词] + to + 动词原形 (+ 其他成分)
例如:
- It takes time to learn a language.
- It took me two hours to finish the report.
- It will take a lot of courage to speak in public.
常见搭配
常用的名词包括:
- time(时间):It takes time to heal.
- money(金钱):It takes money to start a business.
- effort / hard work(努力):It takes hard work to succeed.
- courage / patience / skill(勇气 / 耐心 / 技能)等抽象名词。
时态变化
该句型可根据语境使用不同时态:
- 一般现在时:It takes practice to play the piano well.
- 一般过去时:It took her years to recover.
- 将来时:It will take months to build the bridge.
小贴士
注意不要混淆以下两种结构:
It takes sb time to do sth(某人花时间做某事)Sb spends time doing sth(某人花时间做某事)
虽然意思相近,但句型结构不同,需根据语境选择。