1. “the + 比较级,the + 比较级”句型比较常见,在通常情况下,前一个“the + 比较级……”是状语从句,后一个“the + 比较级 ……”是主句。此时从句的the + 比较级结构位于从句的句首;主句的比较级结构位于主句之首。
The faster you run, the harder you breathe.
你跑得越快,呼吸就越困难。
The more you study, the more you know.
你学得越多,你知道的就越多。
The harder he works, the happier he feels.
他工作越努力,就感到越幸福。
The more , the better.
多多益善。
The more you practise, the better you will speak English.
你练得越多,你英语就会讲得越好。
2. “the + 比较级,the + 比较级”的变形句型:
即把主句放在整句的句首,把从句放在主句的后面;且主句的比较级总是位于主句的末尾,而且副词the常常可以省略;从句的比较级结构依然位于从句的句首。翻译时要注意,不管主句在句尾还是主句在句首,主句所表达的都是越来越的结果的。如;
At that moment I tried to relax myself the best I could, because I knew I would use up my air faster the more excited I got.
那一刻我竭力放松自己,因为我知道我越是兴奋,空气就越快用完。
为大家更好地理解和融会贯通,以下例句是两种句型的相互转化:
A body weighs less the farther it gets from the surface of the Earth.=
The farther a body gets from the surface of the Earth, the less it weighs.
物体离地球表面越远,它就越轻。
They became the hungrier the harder they worked.=
The harder they worked, the hungrier they became.
他们干得越起劲就越饿。
You will speak English better the more you practice. =
The more you practise, the better you will speak English.
你实操得越多,你英语就会讲得越好。
You will see farther the higher you climb.=
The higher you climb, the farther you will see.
你爬得越高,看得越远。
另外,还有这种表达也很常见:
Since 2013, over 100 countries and international organizations have given warm responses to the Belt and Road(一带一路).Our circle of friends is growing bigger and bigger.
2013年以来,已有100多个国家和国际组织积极响应一带一路倡议,我们的朋友圈越来越大。