Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…"

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这个句型对动词有一定的要求，第一个"越"后面的动词一般是单音节感官动词、心理动词或常见的行为动词, 如"听、说、想、问、看"等。第二个"越"后面的动词也多是这一类的。

Using this pattern with only one Subject

Subj.＋越＋Verb 1＋越 + Adj.

Subj.＋越＋Verb 1＋越 + Verb 2

他越跑越快。Tā yuè pǎo yuè kuài.The more he runs, the faster he gets.
我们越说越高兴。Wǒmen yuè shuō yuè gāoxìng.The more we talk, the happier we are.
我越听越不舒服。Wǒ yuè tīng yuè bù shūfu.The more I listen to this, the more uncomfortable I am.
她越想越生气。Tā yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.The more she thinks about it, the angrier she is.
我越看越喜欢。Wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.The more I look at it, the more I like it.

Subj.1＋越＋Verb，Subj.2 + 越 + Adj.

Subj.1＋越＋Verb 1，Subj.2 + 越 + Verb 2

她越说，我越生气。Tā yuè shuō, wǒ yuè shēngqì.The more she talks, the angrier I'm getting.
你们越看我，我越紧张。Nǐmen yuè kàn wǒ, wǒ yuè jǐnzhāng.The more you look at me, the more nervous I am.
我越走，我的腿越痛。Wǒ yuè zǒu, wǒ de tuǐ yuè tòng.The more I walk, the more my legs hurt.
他越问，我越不想说。Tā yuè wèn, wǒ yuè bù xiǎng shuō.The more he asks, the less I want to talk.
你越关心他，他越不在乎你。Nǐ yuè guānxīn tā, tā yuè bù zàihu nǐ .The more you care about him, the less he cares about you.

这一类动词非常有限，多是单音节感官动词。

Subj.＋越＋Verb＋越 + 想＋Verb

我越看越想看。Wǒ yuè kàn yuè xiǎng kàn.The more I watch it, the more I want to watch.
你会越吃越想吃。Nǐ huì yuè chī yuè xiǎng chī.The more you eat it, the more you will want to eat.
这种花的味道让人越闻越想闻。Zhè zhǒng huā de wèidào ràng rén yuè wén yuè xiǎng wén.The smell of this flower is good. The more I smell it, the more I want to smell it.
不要给孩子喝这种饮料，他们会越喝越想喝。Bùyào gěi háizi hē zhè zhǒng yǐnliào tāmen huì yuè hē yuè xiǎng hē.Don't give this kind of drink to kids. The more they drink it, the more they want to drink.
我吃了这个药以后总是想睡觉，而且越睡越想睡。Chī le zhège yào yǐhòu, wǒ zǒngshì hěn xiǎng shuìjiào, érqiě yuè shuì yuè xiǎng shuì.I'm always so sleepy after I took this medicine. And also, the more I sleep, the more l want to sleep.