Unit 25 The sooner the better.

朋友要你去為他買些東西回來。你說什么時候。他說,越快越好:

The sooner the better.

你感嘆賺錢賺的辛苦,說不如賺多少錢才算夠。她說,多多益善:

The more the better.

他在這里是一個不受歡迎的人。你說,他離開得越早越好:

The sooner he leaves here the better.

這本書的內(nèi)容太空洞了。你說,越想,你就越不喜歡它:

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

你講道理他不愛聽。你挖苦說,一個人越不富于智慧,就越不知道他需要智慧:

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

一支詼諧歌曲這樣唱到:你笑得越多,你就吃得越少,你就會越健康。

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

人們說他是一個貪婪的人,你也同意這一點。你說,他得到的越多,想要的就越多:

The more he gets, the more he wants.

你說讓他把這本書讀完,他就會明白了。而他卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己越讀越糊涂:

The more he reads, the less he understands.