It has been estimated that the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy in lost industrial output and tax revenues is at least $20 billion a year.
(A) the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy in lost industrial output and tax revenues is at least $20 billion a year
(B) the annual cost of illiteracy to the United States is at least $20 billion a year because of lost industrial output and tax revenues
(C) illiteracy costs the United States at least $20 billion a year in lost industrial output and tax revenues
(D) $20 billion a year in lost industrial output and tax revenues is the annual cost to the United States of illiteracy(C)
(E) lost industrial output and tax revenues cost the United States at least $20 billion a year because of illiteracy
lost industrial output和tax renenues并列,都是in的objects.
这里lost industrial output是什么意思呢?
如果加上lost,就是消费了损失的工业产值和税收。。
可 原文的意思是消耗了工业产值和税收。。
那个COST已经是消耗的意思了..后面还需要再加个lost吗?
VERB
If
an
event
or
mistake
costs
you
something, you
lose
that
thing
as
the
result
of
it.
boy
whose
life
was
saved by
an
operation
that
cost
him
his
sight.
increase
will
hurt
small
business
and
cost
many
thousands of
jobs.
知道原因了.
Illiteracy costs industrial output and tax revenues.
Illiteracy costs in lost industrial output and tax revenues.
用最常见的俚语举例
The diamond costs me an arm and a leg.
如果非要加上in,那就是The diamond costs me in lost an arm and a leg.
真不好意思,请你们多多包涵了
i think drive ppl crazy or make ppl crazy is more idiomatic than drive ppl nuts.
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