The greater the population there is in a locality

The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.

一个地方的人口越多，其对水，交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。

【解析】

1. The more...the more... 越...就越...

1)"the more..., the more..."句型, 主从句的时态常用一般现在时或一般过去时。

①The higher the ground is, the thinner air becomes.

离地面越高,空气就越稀薄。

②The harder he worked, the more he got.

他工作越努力,得到的就越多。

2)若主句的谓语动词用一般将来时,从句的谓语动词要用一般现在时表示将来。

①The harder you work, the greater progress you will make.

你越用功,进步就越大。

②The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer.

战争持续得越久,那里的人们受难就越多。

3)若比较级作表语且不位于句首时,可以不用the。

When we are more in danger, we should be braver.

越是危险,我们越应勇敢。

4)在这种句型中,主句在程度上随着从句变化而变化,常把被强调部分提前。

The faster you run, the better it will be.

你跑得越快越好。

5) 这种句型的特点是前后都可以有所省略。特别是谚语、俗语,只要意义明确,越简练越好。

①The more , the better.多多益善。

②The sooner, the better. 越早越好。

6) 这种句型中的比较部分通常是状语、宾语、表语,也可以是主语。

①The more English you practise, the better your English is.

你练习英语越多,你的英语就越好。

②The busier he is, the happier he feels.

他越忙越高兴。

③The more air there is inside the tyre, the greater pressure there is in it.

轮胎里空气越多,承受的压力就越大。

7) 若表示"越……越不……"时,常用"the more..., the less..."句型。

The more she flatters me, the less I like her. 她越逢迎我,我越不喜欢她。

2. Locality n. 1.地区；场所，现场2.方位

local, locality, venue的区别：

1)local 是形容词,意思是当地的,本地的,local customs(当地习惯),local government(当地政府),local time(本地时间)等.

2)locality是名词,指出现某事件的位置,东西所在的地方,也可指区域,邻里和地方.并有记忆和识别地方能力的意义.如:

She has a good sense of locality.她善于识别方位。

3)venue也是名词,专指集合,会面的地方和竞赛场地.如:Olympic venue是指奥运会比赛场地

The venue of arguably the most dramatic night in Arsenal's history. 安菲尔德球场也

许见证了阿森纳历史上最神奇的一个夜晚。

3. Transportation

n. 1.运输，运送；输送；搬运2.（旧时的）流放

The railroad gives free transportation for a certain amount of baggage.

铁路免费运送一定数量的行李。(注意是不可数的名词！)

4. Disposal

n. 1.处理, 处置2.配置; 布置; 排列3出售; 转让4.控制;( 自由) 处置权

①The sanitation department is in charge of garbage disposal.

环境卫生部门负责处理垃圾。

②They spent quite some time on the disposal of furniture in their new house.

他们在新居的家具布置上花了相当多的时间。

③A huge supply of knowledge is at your disposal at the library.

图书馆里有大量知识任你学习使用。

【练习】

As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn _______.

A. the more for life are you equipped

B. the more equipped for life you are

C. the more life you are equipped for

D. you are equipped the more for life