further down and up

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hi,Can you please explain what further up or down means?thanks

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sebayanpendamhi,

how would one say to the other about how far a person has to go further in a place?

for example,

1) You have to go further deeper in the jungle to find the waterfall. is it correct?>> No, just say "you have to go deeper..."

and

What does junction really mean?

Can we say, "You drive into the junction on your left."\ >> Junction means where two roads cross - an intersection, a fork in the road, or maybe even a round about (traffic circle). The sentence is not natural, I really have difficulty interpreting it.

thanks

AlpheccaStars · Answer

sebayanpendamhi,

Can you please explain what further up or down means?

thanks

Suppose you are lost and stop to ask someone directions. You ask, "Where is Mary Smith's house?" The person answers "Oh, I know. It is a little further up the road."
That means you are going in the right direction and almost there, but not quite.
If you are on a river, something can be "further up the river", or "further down the river", depending on what direction the water is flowing in. The same is true if you are on a mountain. (Further up the mountain, further down the mountain)

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