what is (形容詞)比較級 : 更 ... 的是

 what is (形容詞)比較級 :

更 ... 的是

例1.

The house is sold at a reasonable price.

What is more,

the location is great.

(這棟房子售價合理, 而且地點極佳.)

例2.

He is smart.

What is better,

he is modest.

(他很聰明, 更好的是 他很謙虛.)

例3.

Jimmy cheated in the exam and,

what was worse,

got caught by the teacher.

(吉米考試作弊,

更糟的是,

還被老師當場抓到.)

延伸句型:

一.

what makes matters(/things) worse

=

to make matters(/things) worse

( 更糟糕的是 )

例4.

His wife left him,

what makes matters worse,

she took all his money away.

(他老婆離開他了,

更糟糕的是,

她把他的錢都拿走了.)

二.

what is more important

=

more importantly

( 更重要的是 )

例5.

He finished the task ( which )

the teacher assigned.

What is more important,

he did it well.

(他完成了老師指派的任務,

更重要的是,

他做的很好.)