AEE 2325: English Fluency is Not a Ways Off

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San山

17小时前

4 super natural ways to talk about distance in English.
1. quite a ways(really far, a great distance)
Ex: She run quite a ways before running out of breath.
Ex: That mountain is quite a ways from here.
Ex: We'vegot quite a ways on this project(we made progress, a metophrical way)
2. a ways to go(both metophrical or physical)
Ex:We still have a ways to go before we get there.
Ex: We've got a ways to go on this project.(we still have a lot of progress to make.)
3. a ways off(something is far away, both for time and distance.)
Ex: The meeting is aways off.
Ex: She lives a ways off and it will take me 30 mins to get there.
👏👏👏way off(completely wrong)
4. a ways away (far away, the same meaning as a ways off)
Ex: She lives a ways away.= She lives far away.(especially for rural living)
Role Play:
A: Wow, look at that view. I'm glad we picked this hike even though it's quite a ways.
B: Definitely worth the our drive.
A:I agree. Wow, look at that cave.That could totally explore, but it's ways off.
B: That Is quite a ways away. I think we could make it though. U wanna try?
A: Let's doit. We'd better get going. We've still got a ways to go.

阿Lyn

3天前

Role Play:
wow look at that view, I'm gone we pick the sights风景 even though is quite a ways, definitly worth the hours drive.
i agreed, wow look at that cave洞穴 that would be cool to explore but it's a ways off.
that's quite a ways away, i think we could make it though, you wanna try ?
let's do it, we'd better get going, we have got a ways to go.

阿Lyn

3天前

AEE 2325: English Fluency is Not a Ways Off
today learn 4 super natural ways that native say this when they give directions or talk about distance in English.
i think you're a swimmer right, so how far can you swim ?
quite a ways, probably a mile maybe 2 miles.
wow that's actually far.
1. quite a ways, means far, a great distance.
eg, she ran quite a ways before running out of breath. ( she ran really far )
that mountain is quite a ways from here.
( the mountain seens far away from here )
another way to use this Phrase : mean that we made progress .
eg, we have got quite a ways on this project.
(we have got a lot done, we makes progress)
2. a ways to go, means looking ahead how much more you have to do or to go.
eg, we got a ways to go on this projects meaning we still got a lot of progress to make.
it also could be physical distance meaning you have a long distance to go.
eg, we have a ways to go before we get there.
we have come a long ways, we only have a short way to go.
3. a ways off, very similar to No.2, something is far away. it could be terms of time or could be distance too.
eg, the meeting is a ways off.
( it's like the meeting is in two months)
I'm thinking oh there's a conference i gonna go to next summer, but it's still a ways off, so I'm not register and book my flight yet.
she lives a ways off, it will take at least 30 minutes to get there.
( she lives really far)
point : a ways off VS way off, totally different meaning. way off means wrong about something.
eg, i thought she get there at 8, but i was way off.
4. a ways away, means far away, more regional.
eg, we can reach our destination but there's still a ways away. ( still far )
eg, she lives quite a ways away.

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