Matterhorn man ^{alliteration 头韵}

• Writers often use alliteration to create rhythm and emphasis in poetry.
• “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of alliteration.
• Using alliteration can make headlines more memorable and catchy.

Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.

modern ^现代的

• I had little acquaintance with modern poetry. ^{我对现代诗所知甚少。}
• The rubbish in modern landfills does not rot. ^{现代垃圾填埋场里的垃圾不会腐烂。}
• The gallery houses 2 000 works of modern art. ^{美术馆收藏了2 000件现代艺术作品。}
• Modern fertilizers should be used judiciously. ^{现代化肥应被明智地使用。}

sport ^{n. [U] fun; amusement 乐趣}

• Swimming in the sea gives you good sport.
• He tormented the cat only for sport.
• They rescued humans out of curiosity or for sport.
• …which will give them good sport, … ↔…which will give them good / a lot of fun, …

On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.

The 比较级 ... , the 比较级 ... ^{比较级句型 (越…越…) 两个the 分别放在句首，前从句(先翻译)，后主句}

• The younger the child is, the more is the child's need of sleep. ^{主句中的【主语太长】可以用【倒装】}
• The younger the child, the more the child's need of sleep. ^{如果谓语是be动词，且主语不是代词，则be动词【可省略】（可省一个留一个）}
• The stronger the magnet is, the greater is the number of lines of magnetic force. ^{主句主语长用倒装（避免头重脚轻）}
• The higher the standard of living is, the greater is the amount of paper used.
• I play (the) better, the more I practice. ^{【变化形式】前半句放句中，后半句放句首（后从前主）The more I practice, the better l' play.}
• They became (the) hungrier ^{（前半句是主句）}, the harder they worked.^{【变化形式】后半句是从句(从后往前翻译)}

A compound is considered the more stable, the smaller its potential energy. ^{翻译真题练习(前主后从)}

• ... of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes.
• ... because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.
• Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes is, the higher will be the premium you will have to pay.
• The harder you work, the greater progress you will make. ^{你越努力，就会取得越大的进步。}
• The more he gets, the more he wants. ^{他得到越多，想要的也越多。}
• The more democracy spreads, the stronger become the forces of peace. ^{倒装（谓语不能省）}
• The greater the percentage of such customers is, the weaker is the argument’s evidence as an indication of customer satisfaction with the change.

* In the pioneering days, however, this was not the case at all. 

case ^{真实的情况（实情）}

• No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen. This was indeed the case.
• This is not the case at all. ^{这完全不是实情}
• This is not always the case. ^{这并不总是实情。}
• This is indeed the case. ^{这的确是实情}
• This might not be the case. ^{这可能不是实情。}
• This is not necessarily the case. ^{这不一定(未必)是实情}

The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.

the early climbers ^{早期的登山者}

prize ^{荣誉；目标; 奖赏 （暗喻）sense of pride / honor / accomplishment 自豪感、荣誉感、成就感}

• The summit was the prize they longed for. ^荣誉
• Victory was a prize worth any risk. ^目标
• He worked hard to win the prize of promotion. ^奖赏

I came, I saw, I conquered!  ——Julius Caesar ^{(原文是拉丁语：Veni, vidi, vici.)}

seek ^{v. try to achieve sth. 寻求；寻找；探索；搜索}

• seek refuge / asylum
• seek compensation 
• seek advice
• The incumbent president will not seek reelection. ^寻求连任
• Virgo woman seeks Scorpio man. ^找对象
• She sought advice from her mentor. ^寻求
• He sought compensation for the damage. ^追求
• They sought a safer path to the peak. ^探索