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。
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Using this pattern with only one Subject
Structure
Subj.+越+Verb+越 + Adj.
Subj.+越+Verb 1+越 + Verb 2
Examples
- 他 越 跑 越 快。The more he runs, the faster he gets.
- 我们 越 说 越 高兴。The more we talk, the happier we are.
- 我 越 听 越 不 舒服。The more I listen to this, the more uncomfortable I am.
- 她 越 想 越 生气。The more she thinks about it, the angrier she is.
- 我 越 看 越 喜欢。The more I look at it, the more I like it.
- 越 读 , 越 明白自己。The more you read, the more you understand yourself.
Using this pattern with two different Subjects
Structure
Subj.1+越+Verb,Subj.2 + 越 + Adj.
Subj.1+越+Verb 1,Subj.2 + 越 + Verb 2
Examples
- 她 越 说,我 越 生气。The more she talks, the angrier I'm getting.
- 你们 越 看 我,我 越 紧张。The more you look at me, the more nervous I am.
- 我 越 走,我 的 腿 越 痛。The more I walk, the more my legs hurt.
- 他 越 问,我 越 不 想 说。The more he asks, the less I want to talk.
- 你 越 关心 他,他 越 不 在乎 你。The more you care about him, the less he cares about you.
Using this pattern with the Verb twice
这一类动词非常有限,多是单音节感官动词。
Structure
Subj.+越+Verb+越 + 想+Verb
Examples
- 我 越 看 越 想 看。The more I watch it, the more I want to watch.
- 你 会 越 吃 越 想 吃。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。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。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。I'm always so sleepy after I took this medicine. And also, the more I sleep, the more l want to sleep.
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