1.To talk about distance, use either farther, farthest or further, furthest . In BrE , further , furthest are the most common forms and in NAmE , further and farthest 表示距离既可用farther、farthest，也可用further、furthest。英国英语最常用further、furthe .st，北美英语最常用further、farthest：
I have to travel further/farther to work now.
现在我得走更远的路去上班。
-How much farther?
-10 km.
I can't go any farther .
我再也走不动了。
As a family we grew farther and farther apart.
我们一家人越来越疏远了。
Both of my sisters moved even farther away from home
我的两个姐姐都搬得离家更远了。
About three hundred yards farther on there is a turning to the left.
再往前大约300码有一个向左拐的拐角。
I can't see any farther than the next six months
6个月以后的事情我就无法预见了。
How will the company be doing ten years further on?
十年以后公司的情况将如何呢？
Staff who have to travel farther can claim excess travel expenses.
需要到更远的地方出差的职员可以领取额外差旅费。
We had walked further than I had realized.
在我不知不觉中我们已走得很远。
Can you stand a bit further away?
你能不能站远一点？
2.To talk about the degree or extent of something, further/furthest are usually preferred. 表示事物的程度通(表示抽象上的远，程度上的更深远，更深层次)常宜用further/furthest：
Let’s consider this point further.
让我们更深入地考虑这一点。
Think further back into your childhood.
再往前回想你的童年。
The police decided to investigate further.
警方决定作进一步调查。
My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours.
我得工作这么长的时间，因此生活中的麻烦事就更多了。
3.Further , but not farther , can also mean ‘more’ or ‘additional’. further亦可表示更加或进一步，farther则无此意：
Are there any further questions?
还有什么问题吗？
This sounds very formal in NAmE . 这在北美英语中是很正式的用法。
On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another
13 women
2月7日的《邮报》走得更远，声称伍德先生还强行抓住亲吻过另外13名女性。
His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach
他的讲话更加证明了他变得越来越独裁。
The rebellion is expected to further damage the country's image
预计叛乱将会进一步破坏这个国家的形象。
The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards.
政府的经济政策愈加降低了人们的生活水平。
There was nothing further to be done for this man.
对于这个男人再没什么能做的了。
They believed there were likely to be further attacks
他们认为很可能会有更多的袭击。
If there is no further discussion, perhaps we can pass on.
如果没有更多要谈的了，或许我们可以转入下一个议程。
Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.
你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
该公司已经放弃了进一步扩张的计划。
We look forward to strengthening still further our already close co-operation with the police service
我们期盼着进一步加强和警方的合作，形成更加紧密的合作关系。
Could I ask you if there have been any further problems?
我想请问您一下，是否还出了什么其他的问题？
He made the mistake of trying to extract further information from our director
他犯了个错误，不该试图从我们的主管那里打探更多的信息。
Their achievements have already been analysed in depth and do not requirefurther discussion.
他们的成就已经全面分析过了，无需再议。
以上例句均摘自《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》等权威词典，大家可以放心套用。
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