It costs + (人) ＋ 金钱/代价 ＋ to V

It cost Mary NT$400,000 (four hundred thousand NT dollars) to redecorate her house. Mary花了四十万台币重新装潢她的房子。

It cost John NT$80,000,000 (eighty million NT dollars) to buy the villa. John花了八千万买那栋别墅。

It costs you almost nothing to jog. 慢跑几乎不花你什么钱。

It cost him his life to drive after drinking.

酒后驾车让他牺牲了性命。

It costs him his health to have been overworking for years.

这些年来工作过度，夺去了他的健康。

It cost him his job to insult his boss. 他因为侮辱老板而失去工作。