英语中各种“费用”怎么说？
在大学英语四级考试中，常常会遇到各种有关“费用”的词汇，很多学生对这类词汇不能正确理解和使用。下面就这类有关“费用”的常用词汇做一归纳，以便对大家的学习有所帮助。1. admission (n.) “入场费”，不可数。
例如：Admission one dollar.入场费1美元。
Admission to the concert costs ￡5. 音乐会的入场券是五英镑一张。
2. cost (n.) “成本, 费用，价格” 。指为获得或生产某物所支付的金额，可指日常生活的开销，也可指劳力、服务等的费用，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。
例如：The cost of living is going up. 生活费用在提高。
The cost of the house was too high for me.对于我来说，这房子的价格太高了。
3. charge (n.) “费用；价钱；索价”。主要指因某种服务而索取的费用，可数名词。
例如：The charges in this hotel are too high。这家宾馆的收费太高了。
a charge for the use of the telephone使用电话的费用
4． expense (n.) “花费；支出”。指做某工作或为某目的而花费的钱,可数名词。
例如：traveling expenses 旅费
What are the expenses of moving house?搬家的花销是多少？
5. fare (n.) “车费”。指乘坐车、船、飞机等所支付的费用，可数名词。
例如：a bus fare 公共汽车[出租汽车]费
All fares, please! （公共车辆售票员用语）请买票！
6. fee (n.) “费”。指付给团体的费用，如会费、报名费、手续费等，或自由职业者，如私人教师、医生、律师等所收的“费用”或“酬金”，还可指“租书费”等,可数名词。
例如：a membership fee 会[牌照]费
a doctor’s fee for a visit 医生的出诊费
7. fine (n.) “罚款, 罚金”, 可数名词。
例如：He was imposed a heavy fine for driving without a license.因无照驾驶,他被处以重罚。
a bill for school fees 学费账单
8. freight (n.) “运费”。指海运、陆运、空运所收取的费用，不可数名词。
例如：Our company will pay the freight on this order.我们公司将支付这批订货的运费。
The freight is included in the account.运费包括在账内。
9. postage (n.) “邮资；邮费”，不可数名词。
例如：postage paid 邮资已付
postage due 欠(邮)资
10. rent (n.) “租金；租费”。指土地、房屋、电话、机器等的租赁费，多作不可数名词。
例如：What’s the rent for this land? 这块土地的租金是多少？
Peter has owned three months’ rent for my house?彼得欠我3个月房租。
11. tip (n.) “小费”。指给服务员、计程车司机等的小费,可数名词。
例如：He left a tip under his plate. 他把小费放在盘子下面了。
12. toll (n.) “（道路、桥梁、港口等的）通行费，使用费，停泊费”“长途电话费”，可数名词。
例如：The tolls on the canal rise again this year.运河通行费今年又涨了。
This month I had to pay 200 yuan toll call.这个月我要缴200元的电话费。
13. tuition (n.) “（尤指大专院校的）学费”。可以与fee连用，不可数名词。
例如：The tuition (fee) in our college is about 4,000~5,000 yuan a year.我们学院每年的学费是4000~5000元。
Test yourself: Fill in the blanks with a proper “费用”.
1. She just had to pay the_____________ of food.
2. _____________to the show is ￥20.
3. It is a great_____________ to have the whole house painted.
4. I get a part-time job this summer to earn my_____________ for next semester.
5. The coal has been sent by train and we’ve paid the_____________.
6. The_____________ for the single rooms are moderate.
7. Stamps show how much_____________ has been paid
8. The bus_____________ has gone up another 10 yuan.
9. There is a_____________ of fifty dollars for littering.
10.He gave the doorman a_____________ for helping him with his packages.
11. Have you paid the lawyer’s_____________?
12. Each car must pay a_____________ to cross the bridge.
13. The house we live in is not ours; we pay_____________ to live in it.
Keys: 1. cost2. Admission3.expense4.tuition5.freight6.charges
7. postage8.fare9.fine10.tip11.fees12.toll13.rent
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