confirm vt.证实；证明；批准

confirm sth./that.../wh-clause证实；确定......

confirm sb.in sth.使某人确信某事

It has been confirmed that...已经确定......

(1)What you have said confirms my opinion.

你的话证实了我的看法。

(2)The latest evidence confirmed me in his honesty.

最新的证据让我坚信他是诚实的。

(3)It has been confirmed that the singer will give a performance next week.

已经确定这位歌手下周演出。

3．In the distance，they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls，which is on the south side of the lake.远处，她们可以看到在湖的南边尼亚加拉大瀑布上方升腾着的雾霭。

(1)distance n．距离；远方

in the distance在远处

at a distance隔一段距离；从远处

keep sb.at a distance对某人冷淡；与某人疏远

keep one's distance from与......保持距离；疏远

(2)distant adj.遥远的；远处的；久远的

(1)What's the distance to Beijing?

到北京的距离是多少？

(2)The time we spent together is now a distant memory.

我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。

(3)The picture looks better at a distance.

从远处看这幅画会更好些。

(4)It's better for you to keep him at a distance.

你最好不要和他亲近。

4．It's too bad you can't go as far as Ottawa，Canada's capital.

很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。

as far as远到，直到

as far as sb.knows/tells据某人所知

as/so far as sb./sth.be concerned就某人/某事而言

far from毫不；一点也不；远非

so far到目前为止与现在完成时连用