误We walked far.
正We walked a long way.
析在肯定句中一般不宜单独用far作状语,而多用a long way来代替。
他的最后一部小说是他所有作品中最好的。误The last novel of his is far the best he has written.
正The last novel of his is by far the best he has written.
析far单独作程度状语一般用来修饰形容词或副词的比较级; 形容词或副词的最高级通常用by far来修饰。
他比我宽容多了。误He is very more tolerant that I.
正He is far more tolerant that I.
析very不能与形容词、副词的比较级连用。程度状语的修饰语常用far或much。
至于他,一切都很顺利。误As far as he concerned, things were going well.
正As far as he was concerned, things were going well.
析as far as...be concerned为固定结构,表示“就…而论(来说)”“至于…”, be不能省略。
从电影院到火车站有多远?误How long is it from the cinema to the railway station?
正How far is it from the cinema to the railway station?
他们一直走到教堂。误They walked as long as the church.
正They walked as far as the church.
析far一般表距离远近; long一般指时间长短。
据我所知,他只有一个妹妹。误She has only one younger sister so long as I know.
正She has only one younger sister so far as I know.
析as〔so〕 far as是一个合成连词,引导状语从句,意为“就…而论”,其中far不可换为long。
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