028. How long does it take...?
……要多久?
[句型解析]
想知道干一件事情要花多長時(shí)間時(shí),我們得說“How long does it take...?”。如果問某人要多長時(shí)間,則在“take”后加上其真正主語。句中的“does”表示現(xiàn)在時(shí)態(tài),如問過去或?qū)淼氖虑閯t改為“did”或“will”。
[實(shí)例]
1. How long does it take to get to the station by subway?
坐地鐵去火車站要多久?
2. A: How long will it take to build the stadium?
建這個(gè)體育館要多久?
B: It will take about eighteen months.
大概一年半。
3. How long did it take you to knit this sweater?
你織這件毛衣花了多久?
[實(shí)戰(zhàn)練習(xí)]
Teacher: Did you finish the assignment I gave you last week?
老師:我上周布置的作業(yè)你完成了沒有?
Student: Sure, no problem.
學(xué)生:當(dāng)然。
Teacher: Really, you didn’t think it was difficult?
老師:真的?你認(rèn)為它一點(diǎn)不難?
Student: Actually it was pretty easy.
學(xué)生:實(shí)際上很簡單。
Teacher: How long did it take you to finish the assignment?
老師:你花了多少時(shí)間完成的?
Student: It only took a day. My friend and I did it together so it was easier.
學(xué)生:只一天。我和朋友一起做,所以簡單多了。