4.the(more)．．．the(more)

“the(more)．．the(more)”这一结构相当于汉语中的“越……越……”，表示两个过程按比例同时递增。这种句型的前一个the more结构是从属结构(表示条件)，后一个the more结构为主句。通常是从句在前，主语在后。

The more guesses you make，the better you will understand the reading．(人教大纲版高三第206页)

你猜想得越多，对阅读的领悟就越深。

The sooner you start，the more quickly you'll finish．

你出发得越早，结束得就越快。

The more books you read，the more knowledge you'll gain．你看的书越多，获得的知识就越多。

The more careful you are，the fewer mistakes you'll makes．你越仔细，犯的错误就越少。

提示：

①这种结构往往有省略。

The sooner this is done，the better．

做得越早越好。

The less anxious and more relaxed the learner，the better their language acquisition．(人教大纲版高三第67页)

学习者越不紧张，越能放松自己，语言习得的效果就越好。

The more，the merrier．

越多越好。

②有时状语从句可以放在后面，此时主句中的the可以省掉。

Ash and bits of rock that were burnt black were falling onto the ship now，darker and more，the closer they went．(人教大纲版高二上第76页)

灰尘和烧黑的石块落进了小船。他们越是靠近，石块就越来越黑、越来越多。

Gravity gets weaker the farther you are from the star．(BNC)

你离恒星越远，引力就越弱。

③有时这种句型中的主句用主谓倒装形式。

The sooner these letters are written providing the above information the better are the prospects of success．(BNC)

提供以上信息的信函越早，成功的前景就越光明。

The more we thought of the lost boy，themore worried did we get．

我们越是想这个失踪的男孩，我们就越是着急。