Номер 3, страница 89, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

3. a. Read the text and pay attention to the words in bold. Guess the meaning of the structure the ... the.

American doctors have been examining 20,000 men and women for 10 years. Their findings / results are as follows:

1. 77 per cent of smokers die sooner than their peers (...) So, the more people smoke, the sooner they die.

2. 66 per cent of people who drink alcohol die young. Therefore, the sooner you will start drinking, the less you will live.

3. People who eat fruit and vegetables at least 5 days a week prolong their life by 44 per cent. Therefore, the more fruit and vegetables you eat, the longer you will live.

4. People who are physically fit prolong their life by 24 per cent. So, the more you exercise, the better for you.

5. All in all, the doctors calculated that those who exercise, eat fruit and vegetables and don't smoke or drink alcohol live 14 years longer than those who don't follow these rules. So, the sooner you understand it, the better and healthier your life will be.

b. Read the rule and check your guesses. Read more in the Grammar reference.

We use comparative the ... the to say that things change together.

3. a. Прочитайте текст и обратите внимание на слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом. Угадайте значение конструкции the ... the.

Ответ: The structure the ... the with comparatives is used to show that one thing depends on another. It expresses that as one quality or action changes, another quality or action changes in a parallel way.

Перевод: Конструкция the ... the со сравнительными степенями используется, чтобы показать, что одна вещь зависит от другой. Она выражает, что по мере изменения одного качества или действия, другое качество или действие изменяется параллельным образом.