about people different from ourselves宾语；without first 状语。different from ourselves是定语，修饰people; having learned动名词的完成时态，表示这个动作早于deciding发生。重要词组：above all; avoid doing; a great deal

8. It is true to say that the more we learn about other people, the better we understand their ideas and as a rule, the better we like those people themselves.

译：确实我们了解其他人越多，我们就越能理解他们的观点，通常我们就更喜欢那些人。

句子分析：该句的主要结构为：the more the more the better意思：越 就越 ；如：

The longer you keep this wine, the better it tastes.

The busier I am, the happier I am.

Grammar 主谓一致

主谓一致是指句中的主语和谓语在人称和数上须保持一致。我们一般遵从三个原则：

1、 语法一致的原则：是指主语为单数或复数时，其谓语动词要与其相呼应。

2、 意义一致的原则：指谓语动词的单复数取决于主语所表达的概念，而不取决于表面的语法标志，主要表现为某些集体名词后可跟动词单数或复数。如果这些集体名词指整体概念时，谓语动词用单数；指 具体成员时用复数。

3、 就近原则：是指谓语动词单复数取决于离它最近的词语，而无须考虑其他的词。

主谓一致的热点

1．由 many a 或 more than + 单数名词作主语时，其谓语用单数形式。

Many a foreigner has been to the Great Wall.

More than one student has visited the exhibition.

2．“ 的几分之几”和“ 的百分之几” 作主语时，其谓语用单数或复数取决于 of 后的名词。 Three-fourths of the surface of the earth is sea.

40 percent of the students in our class are girls.

3．“a number of + 名词复数”作主语，谓语用复数；“ the number of + 名词复数”作主语，谓语用单数。

A number of pupils like reading picture-books.

The number of the students in our class is 55.

4．并列主语如果指的是同一人、同一物或同一概念，谓语动词用单数，这时 and 后面的名词前没有冠词。

The secretary of the Party branch and director of that factory often works with the workers.

5．成对的名词，如bread and butter涂黄油的面包，soda and water汽水，coffee and milk加牛奶的咖啡，aim and end目的，salt and water盐开水等，虽然有and连接，但仍表单一概念，作主语时，谓语用单数。

A knife and fork is on the table.

6．由 and 连接的并列单数主语的前面分别有each, every或no修饰时，其谓语用单数形式。 No student and no teacher is invited to the party.

In our country every boy and every girl has right to receive education.

7．主语是单数，其后跟有together with, along with (与 一道)，as well as (和；也)，no less than (和 一样)，rather than (而不)，以及with, not, like, but, except, besides, including 等引起的短语时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。

He as well as his sister is a League member.

8．在定语从句中主语是关系代词who, that, which,谓语动词的数应与先行词的数一致。

I, who am your teacher, will teach you everything I know.

9．主语是一些只有复数形式的名词，如clothes, trousers, glasses, compasses, scissors, shoes, socks, gloves等时，谓语用复数。但这类表示成双的东西的名词前有a pair of修饰时，谓语用单数。