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作者: tianc 时间: 2007-8-25 01:26
标题: GWD-1-7

anyone, prep also.

GWD1-Q7:

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.

that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

answer is B or C (prep answer)

So confused, so many discussion before, still not result

作者: yedeanboy 时间: 2007-8-25 01:45
prep说是C，那就只好是C了，那还咋办阿？

作者: Hamiton 时间: 2007-8-25 03:42
试着分析一下：首先D,E 肯定不对。其次，在倍数比较中，我们用 419 times as ~ as 或 419 times + n., 所以A也不对，因为倍数+ more than是典型的比较错误。

然后，使用compare时，如果不是动作发出者(人)，必须用被动，这里ratio肯定是被compare, 排除B.

最后，只剩C了, 前半句的比较形式是对的，ratio在后面做同位语，as compared to用法不熟悉。查了langman，没有明显的词条，搜索了OG，语法中没有出现，逻辑和阅读里各出现过一次。查了google，发现这是个常用的词组，多放在句尾表比较，相对应的前面比较对象不定。

试理解：as 这里做连词，后面故意省略了类似it is的结构，这样可以灵活的使用，来表达与前面某部分(可以是主语或宾语)比较的含义。如果单独使用compared的话，放在句子前面要逻辑主语一致，放在后面。。。好像不常见，也许as compared to是 compare 放在后面的的优选形式？

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作者: Hamiton 时间: 2007-8-25 03:56
另外这道题还有两个小语法点，大家看分析的对不对

1. an average of 被 “,on average, ” 代替了，明显逻辑意思清楚了很多，an average 和 419 times more pay是平等关系，不能用所属关系(of) 来表达，嗯，以后要注意

2. CEO's 代表CEO的复数，不是所有格，因为他要对应后面的复数workers。这里5个选项是一样的，并没有考这一点，但的确给理解题意带来了困难。据查，很多人认为这样表达是不对的(Plural of Acronym)，但 New York Times 已经这样使用了，我们就不管这么多了，记住再说吧

作者: Hamiton 时间: 2007-8-26 09:36
看到又有人问，自己顶一下，大家多提意见讨论讨论

作者: 流浪猫猫2008 时间: 2007-8-26 22:58

啊~茅塞顿开~~compared to好象只能用被动形式的,可是有一点还是不明白,as compared to 42 times their pay,这到底怎么翻译? as如果后面省略了it is,那这个it is 又指代谁呢? their又指代谁呢?我当时选B的时候就是因为觉得C里面their根本就说不清是谁.

大家多讨论一下此题~~~~~~

作者: 阿土莎莎 时间: 2007-11-8 15:39

还是很困惑啊呵呵。。

作者: heyii 时间: 2008-1-10 03:53
喜欢这个解释~这个题目告诉我们，所以不要一看到被逗号分开的就是罗嗦了。。。毕竟是选最优答案。至少要保证基本语法正确才考虑是否罗嗦。
A. that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times




A is incorrect. The comparison is illogical. The pay of CEOs is being compared to blue-collar workers. To make the sentence correct, add the auxiliary do after blue-collar workers.

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B. that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times

I don't like the second part; a ratio that compares to 42 times.

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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

C is the best. The basis of comparison is the same: 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers vs 42 times their pay.

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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

D is incorrect. The first part is a relative clause; the subordinate clause is incomplete.

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E. CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

E is incorrect. The first part needs an auxiliary verb; earning is a present participle, not a verb.



It is indeed a very difficult English question.   Smile

作者: Aquafer 时间: 2008-7-19 18:51
请问NN，42times their pay中的their代指什么？blue-collar worker's?似乎有指代不清的嫌疑啊

作者: itcemzh 时间: 2008-7-19 21:36

以下是引用Aquafer在2008-7-19 18:51:00的发言：
请问NN，42times their pay中的their代指什么？blue-collar worker's?似乎有指代不清的嫌疑啊

嗯，看了分析，我认为是指workers

作者: reallingling 时间: 2008-7-20 09:39
choose c

作者: sarahzhensh 时间: 2008-7-20 12:03

倍数+ more than并没有错啊

倍数（数量词）+ 形容词/副词比较级 + than 有这种结构阿!

A 错在哪呢？

作者: kevintown 时间: 2008-7-22 06:18
According to Business Week, CEOs now earn an astounding 419 times the pay of average blue-collar workers, up from 42 times as recently as 1980.

作者: kevintown 时间: 2008-7-22 06:19

A: compare to的前后不匹配，pay和工人 compared to比较对象不对等CEO和a ratio

作者: pipiyu12 时间: 2008-8-25 04:39

GWD1-Q7:

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->
            CEO’s compared to a ratio，人不能和ratio相比，错

B. that, on
average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times->
sb compare x to y, x is compared to y，这里应该是ratio被比较

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->A
review indicates CEO’s可以indicate+ n，但是用在这里语义不合逻辑,错

E. CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of
blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times-> A review indicates sb. doing错

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作者: cici8796 时间: 2008-10-28 13:54

C感觉很啰嗦啊。。。不过用排除法的话其他的错误比较明显

我清楚的记得xx times +more than 这种用法不对。要用bigger或者greater

CEO's竟然表示CEO的复数？这种用法是第一次见到~~有没有nn们见过类似的用法呢？

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Hamiton 发表于 2007-8-25 03:42
试着分析一下：首先D,E 肯定不对。其次，在倍数比较中，我们用 419 times as ~ as 或 419 times + n., 所以 ...

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