課本中不會教你的[F]272　farther和further

272　farther和further

① farther和further都是far的比較級，意為“更遠，較遠”，表示距離、方向、時間時，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。

He walked farther/further than I had expected. 他走得比我預料的遠。

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

② further還可以表示“額外的，更進一步的/地”等意思，而farther則不可以。

No further sound came from the room. 再也沒有聲音從房間里傳來。

Have you any further questions to ask？你有進一步的問題要問嗎？

I'll say further that it has nothing to do with me. 我還要進一步說明，這件事與我無關。

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

③ further可用作動詞，意為“促進，推動”，而farther則不可。

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