課本中不會(huì)教你的[F]272　farther和further

272　farther和further

① farther和further都是far的比較級(jí)，意為“更遠(yuǎn)，較遠(yuǎn)”，表示距離、方向、時(shí)間時(shí)，farther和further是可以換用的，可作形容詞或副詞。

The farther/further hill is about fifty miles away. 那座更遠(yuǎn)的山在大約50英里以外。

Shanghai is farther/further away than Suzhou from here. 上海離這里比蘇州遠(yuǎn)。

He walked farther/further than I had expected. 他走得比我預(yù)料的遠(yuǎn)。

If you go farther/further，you'll see the teaching building. 你要是再往前走，就可以看到教學(xué)大樓了。

② further還可以表示“額外的，更進(jìn)一步的/地”等意思，而farther則不可以。

No further sound came from the room. 再也沒(méi)有聲音從房間里傳來(lái)。

Have you any further questions to ask？你有進(jìn)一步的問(wèn)題要問(wèn)嗎？

I'll say further that it has nothing to do with me. 我還要進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明，這件事與我無(wú)關(guān)。

We'll not discuss it further. 我們將不深入討論這件事。

③ further可用作動(dòng)詞，意為“促進(jìn)，推動(dòng)”，而farther則不可。

the government's plans to further the cause of education 政府促進(jìn)教育事業(yè)的計(jì)劃