GWD-31-30(这道好像没问过） - ChaseDream

30: The

United States

petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

A: The

United States

petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

B: It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the

United States

petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

C: By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industry’s cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

D: To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the

United States

petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

E: The United States petroleum industry’s cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

谢谢楼上的确认，还想问一下那A有什么错吗？其实我是倾向A的。

1。industry’s cost ，非生命的从属关系应该用of来表达

2。the cost to表示对某人造成的cost，尽管A这里to表示目的，但是放在cost后面会有歧义

3。时间状语by the end of the decade在单一的主谓结构中是修饰谓语动词的，在A里面是修饰project的，就是说by the end of the decade才project the cost，逻辑不合理

B中...of meeting environmental regulations读起来很怪，不是应该改成不定式吗？