1."the more...,the more..."句型常表示"越……就越……",是一個(gè)復(fù)合句,其中前面的句子是狀語(yǔ)從句,后面的句子是主句.the用在形容詞或副詞的比較級(jí)前,more代表形容詞或副詞的比較級(jí).例如:
① The more he gets,the more he wants.他越來(lái)越貪.
② The more she learns,the more she wants to learn.她越學(xué)越想學(xué).
2."the more...,the more..."句型,主從句的時(shí)態(tài)常用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)或一般過(guò)去時(shí).例如:
①The higher the ground is,the thinner air becomes.離地面越高,空氣就越稀薄.
②The harder he worked,the more he got.他工作越努力,得到的就越多.
3.若主句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用一般將來(lái)時(shí),從句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來(lái).例如:
①The harder you work,the greater progress you will make.你越用功,進(jìn)步就越大.
②The longer the war lasts,the more the people there will suffer.戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)持續(xù)得越久,那里的人們受難就越多.
4.若比較級(jí)作表語(yǔ)且不位于句首時(shí),可以不用the.例如:
When we are more in danger,we should be braver.越是危險(xiǎn),我們?cè)綉?yīng)勇敢.
5.在這種句型中,主句在程度上隨著從句變化而變化,常把被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分提前.例如:
The faster you run,the better it will be.你跑得越快越好.
6.這種句型的特點(diǎn)是前后都可以有所省略.特別是諺語(yǔ)、俗語(yǔ),只要意義明確,越簡(jiǎn)練越好.例如:
① The more ,the better.多多益善.
② The sooner,the better.越早越好.
7.這種句型中的比較部分通常是狀語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ),也可以是主語(yǔ).例如:
① The more English you practise,the better your English is.你練習(xí)英語(yǔ)越多,你的英語(yǔ)就越好.
② The busier he is,the happier he feels.他越忙越高興.
③ The more air there is inside the tyre,the greater pressure there is in it.輪胎里空氣越多,承受的壓力就越大.
8.若表示"越……越不……"時(shí),常用"the more...,the less..."句型.例如:
The more she flatters me,the less I like her.她越逢迎我,我越不喜歡她.
9.若表示"越不……就越……"時(shí),常用"the less...,the more..."句型.例如:
The less he worried,the better he worked.他越不煩惱,工作就干得越好.