
8. How much longer will it take you to get all of this stuff done?
你還要多久才能把事情作完.
"How much longer" 這句話常聽(tīng)老美說(shuō), 就是"你還要多久? "的意思. (特別強(qiáng)調(diào)"還"這個(gè)字) 注意一下 "How long?" 跟 "How much longer?" 是不太一樣的, "How long?' 是一開(kāi)始的時(shí)候問(wèn)的, "How much longer?" 是作到一半時(shí)問(wèn)的. 例如有人要去割草, 你就可以問(wèn)他, "How long does it take?" (需要多久時(shí)間?) 但要是經(jīng)過(guò)了一小時(shí)他老兄還沒(méi)割好, 這時(shí)候你就可以問(wèn)他, "How much longer?" (還要多久啊?)