OG134

134. Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.

(A)one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite

(B)a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years

(C)a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

(D)every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite

(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite

The phrase once in every nine years is needlessly wordy in B and C(这里怎么会说WORDY呢?) Also, the language of C implies more than can reasonably be maintained: i.e., that a meteorite will strike one person, and no one else, exactly once during every nine-year periodChoice D is best: the phrasing is concise and free of unintended suggestions, and the use of the indefinite article in a human being is appropriate for describing what is expected to be true only on the average(ONE 和A到底有什么区别啊?有这样的说法吗?“用不定冠词来表达大概的一个平均  定冠词使用得准确性上—one是定冠词，确指一个人”)

Choices A, B, and E can be faulted for using should in place of will to indicate future occurrences: should carries the suggestion, especially unwarranted in this context, that the Canadian scientists are describing what ought to happen. The phrase once in every nine years is needlessly wordy in B and C. Also, the language of C implies more than can reasonably be maintained: i.e., that a meteorite will strike one person, and no one else, exactly once during every nine-year period. Choice D is best: the phrasing is concise and free of unintended suggestions, and the use of the indefinite article in a human being is appropriate for describing what is expected to be true only on the average.

这道题OG解释的很清楚，A.B.E错在shoud,D用不定冠词a泛指通常情况下的一个人。

To flywood: 我觉着用one和a,句子的强调重心不同.a meteorite will strike one human being 句子的重心在one上.

a meteorite will strike  a human being 这时句子是一个整体.

我还有和flywood一样的疑问:once in every nine years is needlessly wordy in B and C(这里怎么会说WORDY呢?) 我知道它放在答案B,C中不好, 但ETS似乎是说这个短语. 我想, 如果我们想说每九年两次, 会是twice in every nine years. 所以, 为什么不能用once in every nine years来表明是每九年一次,而不是其它的任何次?

谢谢!

我想再请教:ONE表特指,A表泛指,是一条语法规则吗?可以适用在其他题目的判断中吗?希望再指点一下.

once in every nine years 我看过一个解释是说流星当然只能砸一次,呵呵,有点奇怪,虽然合理的解释.

(sorry, my chinese inputing system doesn't work)

"ONE表特指,A表泛指,是一条语法规则吗?"  you can think so. My grammer book says one represents emphasis.

同问！！！

我也有同样的疑惑！可能是因为once是一个多义词的缘故吧！

同意，另外从句意上来看，本句汉语意思——每9年里有人被砸

a human being 泛指人，句子意思是有人被砸，但不一定就只有一个，所以one肯定不行

once in every nine years不知道这种用法是否符合gmat语法？？请教。但其过分强调频率，很容易被理解成每9年里被砸一次，惨呀