1."the more...,the more..."句型常表示"越……就越……",是一个复合句,其中前面的句子是状语从句,后面的句子是主句.the用在形容词或副词的比较级前,more代表形容词或副词的比较级.例如:
① The more he gets,the more he wants.他越来越贪.
② The more she learns,the more she wants to learn.她越学越想学.
2."the more...,the more..."句型,主从句的时态常用一般现在时或一般过去时.例如:
①The higher the ground is,the thinner air becomes.离地面越高,空气就越稀薄.
②The harder he worked,the more he got.他工作越努力,得到的就越多.
3.若主句的谓语动词用一般将来时,从句的谓语动词要用一般现在时表示将来.例如:
①The harder you work,the greater progress you will make.你越用功,进步就越大.
②The longer the war lasts,the more the people there will suffer.战争持续得越久,那里的人们受难就越多.
4.若比较级作表语且不位于句首时,可以不用the.例如:
When we are more in danger,we should be braver.越是危险,我们越应勇敢.
5.在这种句型中,主句在程度上随着从句变化而变化,常把被强调部分提前.例如:
The faster you run,the better it will be.你跑得越快越好.
6.这种句型的特点是前后都可以有所省略.特别是谚语、俗语,只要意义明确,越简练越好.例如:
① The more ,the better.多多益善.
② The sooner,the better.越早越好.
7.这种句型中的比较部分通常是状语、宾语、表语,也可以是主语.例如:
① The more English you practise,the better your English is.你练习英语越多,你的英语就越好.
② The busier he is,the happier he feels.他越忙越高兴.
③ The more air there is inside the tyre,the greater pressure there is in it.轮胎里空气越多,承受的压力就越大.
8.若表示"越……越不……"时,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,我越不喜欢她.
9.若表示"越不……就越……"时,常用"the less...,the more..."句型.例如:
The less he worried,the better he worked.他越不烦恼,工作就干得越好.