Could you tell us how long we're going to be away? 为什么用how long 而不用how soon?

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how long 问多久,how soon问多快,不一样的
比如说你三天后要去国外十日游
同行朋友问你could you tell us how long we're going to be away?你回答For 10 days.
如果问could you tell us how soon we're going to take off?你回答In 3 days.

how soon是对将来的时间提问,而这里是一个持续的状态,已经发生,不能用HOW SOON~