We walked as far as the church. 我們一直走到教堂。

◆as far as prep. & conj.

1. 用于本義，意為“與……一樣遠”、“一直到……” (在否定句中也可用 so far as)。如：

We walked as far as the river. 我們一直走到河邊。

We didn’t go as [so] far as the others. 我們走得不如其他人遠。

I’ve read as far as the third chapter. 我已讀到第三章。

2. 用于引申義，意為“就……而言”、“從……來看”、“盡……所能”、“只要”(有時可用 so far as)。如：

We’ll help you as far as is possible. 我們會盡可能幫你。

As [So] far as I know, that is highly unlikely. 就我所知，那是極不可能的。

As [So] far as I can see, there are no mistakes. 據我看 沒有什么差錯。

◆by far adv.

用于強調，意為“……得多”、“最最……”、“顯然”等，可修飾形容詞或副詞的比較級和最高級，通常置于其后，但是若比較級或最高級前有冠詞，則可置于其前或其后。如：

It’s quicker by far to go by train. 乘火車要快得多。

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