Ⅰ. be worth +n(表“值”“价值”) “……值(钱,等)”。
① What is your car worth? 这辆车值多少钱?
② This house is worth £20,000. 这幢房子值两万磅。
③ It might be worth a lot of money. 它可能值很多钱。
Ⅱ. be worth doing.……值得干某事。表达的意义是被动意义。动词必须是及物动词或相当于及物动词的动词短语,这个句子的主语在逻辑上是后面动词的宾语。如:
① That film is worth seeing. 那部片子值得一看。
② The report is worth listening to . 这报告值得听。
[注]:表“很值得”要用well worth. 如:
① The film is well worth seeing . 这电影很值得一看。