How far , How long , How soon , How often

[How far]
是指距離的長短.

i.e. Q:How far is it from Hong Kong to Kowloon?
A: The straight line distance between Hong Kong and Kowloon is approximately 5500 miles or 5.5 kilometers

有多遠從香港到九龍？
直線之間的距離香港到九龍大約五五零零英里或五點五公里

[How long]
它有兩種用法。 1。問做事的時間長度，2。問固體物體的長度，如教室的長度.

i.e. Q: How long do you stay in Hong Kong every year? 每年你在香港住多久？
A: Three months 3個月

[How soon]
意為“還要多久”，是對從某個基本時間到將來某動作結束或某動作發生這段時間提問，常用在一般將來時態的句子中，其答語通常是“in + 一段時間”。

i.e. Q:How soon can you finish the work? 還要多久你能完成這項工作？
A: In half an hour. 半小時後。

[How often]
意為“多久……次、是否經常”，用來提問在某一特定的時間進行某個動作的次數，答語通常是always，usually，often，sometimes，once/twice a day/month等。

i.e. Q: How often do you get to school very early? 你多久早到校一次？
A: Usually. 通常。


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選擇填空。

1.— _______ did the meeting last? —About half an hour.

A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How much

2.— _______ will Ezhou-Huanggang Bridge be finished? —In a few months.

A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far

3.— ________ will it take you to get to the post office?

—About half an hour.

A.How old B.How long C.How soon D.How often

4.— _________ do you write to your mother? —Once a month.

A. How many times B. What time is it C. How soon D. How often

5.— _______ a year does your school have sports meetings? —Twice a year.

A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How many times

_______________________________________________

答 案：1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A

Enough & Too

1. It was too expensive so we didin't get it.

2. It's too difficult to read; I don't understand it at all.

3. They didn't sell enough tickets to make it worthwhile.

4. They were too many people there.

5. It's not too late to sort things out.

6. It's too difficult to pass.

7. I left becasue I'd had enough of their arguing.

8. He ate too much and felt ill.

9. It's too far to walk-I'll take the bus.

10. I didn't get enough sleep last nigh and I'm exhausted.

Hundred and Hundreds

1. It cost five hundred dollars.
2. There were hundreds of people at the meeting.
3. Even if I live to be a hundred, I'll never forget it.
4. Several hundred people were killed in the fighting.
5. It cost thousands.
6. It's worth a few thousand pounds.
7. Three thousand one hundred and ten.
8. Never in a million years!
9. There were hundreds of thousands of people in the city center.

Comparatives

It's smaller than mine.

Yours is bigger than mine.

It's either could be used here than you think.

It cost less than I thought.

He's either could be used here than he looks.

The road is either could be used here than the motorway.

It's worse than it looks.

It's better than it was.

It was quicker than I thought it would be.

I'd like some further information about your courses.

one/another/the other

one… the other　只有兩個　　　　　　　　
some… the others　 有三個以上
one… another，another…
some… others，others…
others = other people/things
the others = the rest　剩餘的全部
　
1) 泛指另一個用another。
2) 一定範圍內兩人(物)，一個用one，另一個用the other。
3) 一定範圍內三者，一個用one，另一個用one (another)，第三個可用the other，a third。
4) 一定範圍內，除去一部分人/物，剩餘的全部用the others。
5) 泛指別的人或物時，用others當在一定範圍內，除去一部分後，剩餘部分但不是全部時，也用others

Example
He's the one man who can help you out of your difficulty.
他是唯一能幫助你擺脫困境的人。

He drank another glass of beer.
他又喝了一杯啤酒。

Do you have the other ideas?
你有否另外一些意見

Since的四種用法

1) since +過去一個時間點　(如具體的年、月、日期、鐘點、1980, last month, half past six)。
　 I have been here since 1989.
　
2) since +一段時間+ ago
　 I have been here since five months ago.

3) since +從句　
　 Great changes have taken place since you left.
　 Considerable time has elapsed since we have been here.

4) It is +一段時間+ since從句
　 It is two years since I became a postgraduate student.


Ref:http://www.windsn.com/main/grammar/