GWD26-40新考点：可单用That-结构表“结果”！

Q40

The computer company’s present troubles are a result of technological stagnation, marketing missteps, and managerial blunders so that several attempts to revise corporate strategies have failed to correct it.

A.      so that several attempts to revise corporate strategies have failed to correct it.

B.      so that several attempts at revising corporate strategies have failed to correct

C.      in that several attempts at revising corporate strategies have failed to correct them

D.      that several attempts to revise corporate strategies have failed to correct 

E.      that several attempts at revising corporate strategies have failed to correct them

答案D，我选E。之前有quanner MM开过帖讨论，http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardid=23&replyid=1644510&id=174037&page=1&skin=0&Star=1

独立开帖是想引出一个新考点：

之所以找出这个语法点，是因为我觉得原文想要表达的是一种因果关系，而D中that引导的限定性定语从句改掉了原句的这层逻辑关系。以下引用我之前的讨论：

其实E的that就相当于so that的意思，既然语法上也允许单独用that来表达结果，那为什么不选择一个逻辑关系更好的E呢？D中的that离troubles那么远，连修饰对象都有不清楚的嫌疑，而且逻辑关系也不准确。因此我支持本题答案为E，希望大家能够多多讨论！

不能同意，原句逻辑意思本来就是错误的，如果错误的逻辑意思我们就不应该一味遵循而应该改正。我认为是错误的一个原因就是你的翻译，"因此几次试图改变公司策略的努力都失败了。" 那＂correct it"．．．it 指谁呢？你没有翻译出来啊．其实不是你没有翻译出来，而是如果照这种因果关系根本翻译不出来．所以就舍弃这种因果关系喽 ！

那么that就是引导定语从句，此时翻译为＂那些试图改变公司策略的想法也没能改正技术停滞，营销错误和管理缺陷这些错误＂

thanks for discussing

- "其实E的that就相当于so that的意思" 

   Sorry but I disagree.  It's logically incorrect to use "so that".  The sentence says that the company's failure is a result of a whole bunch of things THAT they fail to correct; NOT that the company's failure is a result of a whole bunch of thing SO THAT they fail to correct those things.  Probably you can see it better why D is correct by substituding "that" with its equvalence "which"

  The computer company’s present troubles are a result of technological stagnation, marketing missteps, and managerial blunders WHICH several attempts to revise corporate strategies have failed to correct. 

  "Which" there points at "technological stagnation, marketing missteps, and managerial blunders"

  lease correct me if I am wrong

同意LZ的看法!

that可以引导从句,表示一个结果;此句就是表示这个意思.

而且,从忠于原文的角度,A就是要表达so that结果的意思,只是A中有明显的代词单复数指代的错误

请指正!

古怪的题目，古怪的分析。

题目本身肯定有问题，GMAT不可能这么分析。

that是修饰managerial blunders的，不是表结果的，后面的意思是：（几次修正企业战略的努力都没能弥补的）的管理失误

讨论！

同意这种观点, 这里that从句只是为了句子结构不会头重脚轻所以移到后面了.

个人意见:正确选项只有D:

The computer company’s present troubles are a result of technological stagnation, marketing missteps, and managerial blunders 
    

D.     
     that several attempts to revise corporate strategies have failed to correct 
   

that在句子中的作用如红字所示,代a result,作correct的宾语.

MM以A的内容来作判定的依据,但A本身是个错项,为增强迷惑性有些方面说得过去是正常的,但怎么能以A的某种正常可能来决定正确选项必须跟A一样得是怎么样的呢?这种依据是没有理由的吧.这正如我们做数学的DS一样,考察1,2条件时得分开来独立地考察,才能清晰地分析每个选项本身的合理性.

MM选E的理由是"为什么不选择一个逻辑关系更好的E呢？D中的that离troubles那么远，连修饰对象都有不清楚的嫌疑，而且逻辑关系也不准确。"如上如述,MM对that的修饰对象有点误解,所以逻辑关系搞不太清.这题是OG中很典型的X of Y that...句型,that修饰对象是中心词X(即 a result).逻辑关系很清楚,只是故意把Y拉得很长,让人一下看不出整体结构而已.

that在句子中的作用如红字所示,代a result,作correct的宾语.

MM以A的内容来作判定的依据,但A本身是个错项,为增强迷惑性有些方面说得过去是正常的,但怎么能以A的某种正常可能来决定正确选项必须跟A一样得是怎么样的呢?这种依据是没有理由的吧.这正如我们做数学的DS一样,考察1,2条件时得分开来独立地考察,才能清晰地分析每个选项本身的合理性.

MM选E的理由是"为什么不选择一个逻辑关系更好的E呢？D中的that离troubles那么远，连修饰对象都有不清楚的嫌疑，而且逻辑关系也不准确。"如上如述,MM对that的修饰对象有点误解,所以逻辑关系搞不太清.这题是OG中很典型的X of Y that...句型,that修饰对象是中心词X(即 a result).逻辑关系很清楚,只是故意把Y拉得很长,让人一下看不出整体结构而已.

论坛可能有点问题,贴子内容会重复,而且无法修复,大家将就看吧,多讨论.