Unit 25 The sooner the better.

朋友要你去为他买些东西回来。你说什么时候。他说,越快越好:

The sooner the better.

你感叹赚钱赚的辛苦,说不如赚多少钱才算够。她说,多多益善:

The more the better.

他在这里是一个不受欢迎的人。你说,他离开得越早越好:

The sooner he leaves here the better.

这本书的内容太空洞了。你说,越想,你就越不喜欢它:

The more I think about it, the less I like it.

你讲道理他不爱听。你挖苦说,一个人越不富于智慧,就越不知道他需要智慧:

The less witty a man is, the less he knows what he wants.

一支诙谐歌曲这样唱到:你笑得越多,你就吃得越少,你就会越健康。

The more you laugh, the less you eat, the better you'll be.

人们说他是一个贪婪的人,你也同意这一点。你说,他得到的越多,想要的就越多:

The more he gets, the more he wants.

你说让他把这本书读完,他就会明白了。而他却发现自己越读越糊涂:

The more he reads, the less he understands.