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作者: chamcham 时间: 2007-6-12 15:09
标题: sen4sun gwd 3-17 (天山7-14)

T-3-Q17.
天山-7-14

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an effort to buy First Interstate Bank until a merge agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merge agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merge agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merge agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merge agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merge agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

Key is A, but somehow I feel C is better since it use subjunctive mood. "(should)be signed ... if ... were" but "them" is little bit wired, not sure if it can refer to investors.

A "is signed ... if were" does not really make sense to me.

Thx for the answer,

作者: carolinelmf 时间: 2007-6-12 15:26
until a merge agreement is signed是正常的时间状语不需要用should be啊。后面的were是虚拟假如deal没有被包括

作者: chamcham 时间: 2007-6-12 15:37

thanks a lot for the answer. Found some explainations but not sure I fully understand them even it seems A is better according to these explainations. Any one could explain a little bit more?

从虚拟语气的角度，这个叫条件虚拟，应该只有条件句用虚拟

所以从逻辑意思上来讲，只有A选项正确.

If C were right, it would become:

If the deal were not to be included, a merge agreement (should) be signed.

It is indeed illogical but if try A:

A merge agreement includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

feel better for the logical meaning but did not see this way as idiom ...

作者: chamcham 时间: 2007-6-12 15:41

hold on, how about this:

A merge agreement includes a provision for penalties (that should apply) if the deal were not to be concluded.

And "the deal" refers to "a merge agreement".

do I interpret it right?

作者: chamcham 时间: 2007-6-12 15:57

any help is hightly appreaciated, any NN?

作者: chamcham 时间: 2007-6-12 16:38

up by myself

作者: carolinelmf 时间: 2007-6-12 22:53
整个句子连起来读啊。潜在投资者不会尝试收购这家银行，除非合并协议签署，该协议包括了一条对买卖没有成交处以罚款的规定。

作者: chamcham 时间: 2007-6-13 12:58

ok, now get it, thx a bunch

作者: myronx 时间: 2007-8-14 16:38

看来这道题目cd上争议很大，我本来也是选A的，可是想了很久，突然想问问nn们，在until开头的句子中，好像没出现过什么should、would之类的吧？

如果if条件从句表示与现在的事实不符，谓语动词应该用过去时，be动词一律用were，而主句应该用would（第二三人称），那么这里会不会是在be前面省略了would？

作者: mimixiaxia 时间: 2007-9-4 11:42
UP

作者: stardust 时间: 2007-9-19 04:42
So the answer is A or C? confused...

作者: Norgar 时间: 2009-6-12 02:53

同意在 BE动词前省略了 WOULD.支持 C答案 .

虽然一开始我选的是 A.

作者: baoguangya 时间: 2009-6-12 13:17
C中的THEM指代的是什么呢？

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