1. 用于本義,意為“與……一樣遠(yuǎn)”“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(yuǎn)。
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(shí)可用 so far as)。如:
We’ll help you as far as is possible. 我們會(huì)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(jù)我看 沒有什么差錯(cuò)。