疯狂英语口语绝招 The more...the more...
2008-09-03来源:和谐英语
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越……越……
[句型解析]
“The more...the more...”是“越……越……”。“more and more”则不同,后者是“越来越……”之意。比较以下两句:
1. I became more and more annoyed by his behavior.
(他的行为让我越来越恼火。)
2. The more annoyed I became, the happier he was.
(我越恼火, 他越高兴。)
[实例]
1. The more you put your heart into English, the more you'll be interested in it.
你对英语投入越多,你就会越感兴趣。
2. The more you pay, the more you will gain.
付出越多,收获就越多。
3. The sooner, the better.
越快越好。
4. The earlier you set about your work, the sooner you will finish it.
你们越早开始工作,就会越快完成。
[实战练习]
A: Are you still selling your car?
你还想卖你的车吗?
B: Yeah, but the more I think about it, the more I want to keep it.
是啊,但是我越想它,越想留着它。
A: Why’s that?
为什么?
B: Because buying a new car would be very expensive and I wouldn't be able to afford the insurance.
因为买新车太贵了,也付不起保险费。
A: But you already put an ad in the paper.
但你已经在报纸上作了广告了。
B: I know but if anybody calls, I'll just tell them it's not for sale any more.
我知道。如果有人打电话,我会告诉他们车不卖了。