英语常见短语和句型：As far as …
在学英语的四项基本技能“听”、“说”、“读”和“写”中，“听”是排在第一位的，由此可见听力的重要性非同一般。据统计，人们在语言交际中45％的时间用于听，说占30％，读占16％，写占9％。因此要想学好一门外语，不仅要进行阅读和写作能力的训练，更要重视听说能力的培养。
你想提高你的英语口语，但不知道从哪里开始？你知道很多英语单词，但很难用英语造句？你知道为什么吗？原因是你没有学习常见的英语短语和句型，它们是你用英语造句的基本单位。
第二、据…，就…（As far as …)
听力文本：
I. EXAMPLES
▶As far as I can remember, he didn’t come home until midnight.
▶As far as I recollect, there were few people in the village then.
▶As far as I recall, they quarreled very often at that time.
▶As far as I can see, he’s a big liar.
II. DIALOGUES
A: Have you seen Tom?
B: No. As far as I can remember he was supposed to be on a business trip to Lisbon.
A: Yes, but he was supposed to be back by now.
B: Have you called his home?
A: Yeah, but there is no answer.
B: Maybe you should call the police and file a missing person’s report.
翻译：
一、 示例
▶据我所知，他直到午夜才回家。
▶据我回忆，那时村子里人很少。
▶据我回忆，那时他们经常吵架。
▶据我所知，他是个大骗子。
二、对话
A：你看见汤姆了吗？
B：不。据我所知他应该去里斯本出差。
A：是的，但他现在应该已经回来了。
B：你给他家打电话了吗？
A：是的，但是没人应答。