“How far”与”How long”这两种开头的疑问句你能区分清楚吗？又该在什么时候选用哪个呢？你或许知道”How far is your home?”是在询问你家的路程，但是你该怎么回答才是正确的呢？

英文老师特地整理出了 9 组”How far”与”How long”开头的问句及回答，相信经过反复的练习之后，你也能准确无误的使用！

1. How far……

用来询问两地之间的「距离」。

ex. How far is your office from your home? My office is 5 kilometers away from my home.

(从你家到你办公室有多远？从我家到办公室 5 公里远。)

ex. How far is the cinema? It is a mile away from here.

(电影院多远？从这裡到电影院 1 英里)

ex. How far will you drive to reach the station? About 35 kilometers.

(你还要开多远才会抵达车站？大约 35 公里。)

“How far”也可以用来形容做一件事到什么”程度”。

ex. How far will John go to convince Maria to marry him?

(John 要做到什么程度才能说服 Maria 嫁给他？)

ex. How far would you go to keep your parents happy?

(为了让父母过得幸福，你愿意做到什么地步？)

2. How long……

用来询问花费多少”时间”。

ex. How long have you been waiting? I have been waiting for 15 minutes.

(你等多久了？我已经等 15 分钟了。)

ex. How long is the movie? It is for 2 hours.

(这部电影多长？会持续 2 个小时。)

ex. How long will it take to reach the station? It will take 45 minutes to reach.

(到车站要多久？花 45 分钟会抵达。)

ex. How long is John going to wait for Maria’s answer? He is going to wait for 2 weeks.

(John 要等多久才能等到 Maria 的答复？他要等 2 个礼拜。)