当一条漫漫山路怎么走也走不完的时候，迎面走来的人就成了最好的询问对象了。标准的问法可以说“How far did you go? (你们走到多远？)”、“How much further is it? (还有多远才会到？)”，或是 “How much longer is it? (还要走多久？)”。再不然就直接了当问说“Are we close yet? (到底快到了没？) ”通常最怕听到的回答恐怕就是“You are not even close! (还早得很呢！)"
