A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.
A. that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
B. that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
C. that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
D. CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
E. CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times
正选为C. 我同意compare在这里需要用被动语态, 也同意这个对比是平行的 (419 times the pay of blue-collar workers 和 42 times their pay)
”第一个as compared to相当于when compared to，与其说是比较专用，我更喜欢把它理解成状语从句。“
---when compared to, 状语从句修饰最近的动词earn, 省略的话从句主语要和主句主语一样都是CEO's.
“as compared to/with中as指代前面整句的核心含义：
A recent review of pay scales indicates that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio in 1980.”