fewer前面加什么定冠词

前面加定冠词the，例如：

1、The fewer things in the room the better.房间里的东西越少越好。

2、The more people are on their phones， the fewer people are talking until finally you are the only one left not reading email or checking Twitter.看手机的人越多，说话的人就越少，到最后你成为成了唯一一个不查看邮件或者推特的人了。