OG-42 紫书81题，问一个以前没有讨论过的问题 - ChaseDream

42. The current administration, being worried over some foreign trade barriers being removed and our exports
failing to increase as a result of deep cuts in the value of the dollar, has formed a group to study ways to sharpen our competitiveness.

(A) being worried over some foreign trade barriers being removed and our exports failing

(B) worrying over some foreign trade barriers being removed, also over the failure of our exports

(C) worried about the removal of some foreign trade barriers and the failure of our exports

(D) in that they were worried about the removal of
some foreign trade barriers and also about the
failure of our exports

(E)   because of its worry concerning the removal of
    some foreign trade barriers, also concerning
    the failure of our exports

以下是引用konson在2006-6-27 15:29:00的发言：

(A) being worried over some foreign trade barriers being removed and our exports failing

(B) worrying over some foreign trade barriers being removed, also over the failure of our exports

(C) worried about the removal of some foreign trade barriers and the failure of our exports

(D) in that they were worried about the removal of
some foreign trade barriers and also about the
failure of our exports

(E)   because of its worry concerning the removal of
    some foreign trade barriers, also concerning
    the failure of our exports

The correct answer is C．

1。关于B和E不考虑其他的错误，是否应该在about前加and呢

你是说C吧? 这个about可省.

2。还有OG11紫书中对E的解释有the two objects of worry are not equal and parallel。是怎么回事呢，没看出来？removal of
some foreign trade barriers 和the failure of our exports不是很对称的吗？

1) 第一个concerning是定语修饰worry, the removal of some foreign trade barriers其实是concern的subject. worry没有subject.

2) 第二个concerning很多歧义, 更像是修饰主语admin.

3) 逗号加also, 表示附加内容, 不像and, 所以not parallel.

应该是“1。关于B和E不考虑其他的错误，是否应该在also（不是about）前加and呢”