The.the. comparatives
the +比较级…… , the+比较级
Hello, I'm Sam from BBC Learning English. And today, I have a question for you.
大家好,我是BBC的萨姆,今天我要问大家一个问题。
If you study more, do you learn more?
学得越多,学到的就越多吗?
You could answer this question in two different ways. One: Yes! If I study more, I learn more. Or, two: Yes! The more I study, the more I learn.
这个问题可以有两种不同的答案。一种是:是的!学得越多,学到的就越多。或者第二种:是的!学得越多,学到的就越多。
The meaning is the same. One thing depends on another. But, did you notice? We change the sentence structure. Let's have a look together.
这两句话意思是一样的。一件事取决于另一件事。但大家注意到了吗?我们把句子结构改变了。下面一起来看一下吧。
Take 'if' away.
把‘if’拿掉。
Add 'the' to the beginning of both parts of the sentence.
在句子的两部分开头处都加上‘the’.
Rearrange the order of the words so that the comparatives 'more' - two times here - are after 'the'.
重组词语顺序,把比较级‘more’——两次——放在‘the’后面。
And you get:
我们就能得到句子:
The more I study with BBC Learning English, the more I learn.
和BBC英语学习越多,我学到的就越多。