看了好多老帖,前人有很多不同观点,不过答案是E,不是争议题
此题我思考了将近一个小时,现在我要对此题做一个完美的总结
做总结的目的是下次有CDer再搜到此题时不要再耗费大量时间
同时希望路过的同志指出不足,供后人参考
(1)题目:GWD-23-Q23
After several years of rapid growth, the healthy care company became one of the largest health care providers in the metropolitan area, while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its payment to doctors and hospitals.
A. while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its payment to
B. while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business and fell months behind in its payment to
C. but then it proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its paying
D. but then proving unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying
E. but then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying(答案为E)
(2)本题涉及的语法知识点
1)but 和 while
如果要表达转折含义,用but最恰当。
while只有对比含义,字典上如是说:used to contrast two things.(对比两件事物)而..., 然而...
2)pay和payment习惯用法
pay做动词用:
pay for sth:Mum and Dad paid for my driving lessons.
pay sb for sth:Mum and Dad paid the teacher for my driving lessons.
pay sb sth for sth:Mum and Dad paid the teacher $50 for my driving lessons.
pay sb to do sth:Mum and Dad paid the teacher to teach me how to drive.
payment:
payment for\on:The payment the teacher got for\on my driving lessons is $50.
in payment of=to pay:Mum and Dad prepared $
3)fall behind的习惯用法
表示落后于,如fall behind with\on schoolwork
表示拖欠还款:
We fall behind with the payments on the car and it was repossessed.
What if I fall behind in paying my business taxes?
习惯搭配有:fall behind with\on + sth;fall behind in doing sth
4)prove作系动词表示主动表被动(重要)
prove有主动表被动的用法,作为系动词使用:
prove作"证明是;结果是;事实说明"解时,用作连系动词,可用于以下句型:
a).prove+形容词
The handbook proved most useful.这本手册证明很有用.
The medicine proved satisfactory.结果证明这药疗效令人满意.
b).prove+名词
She proved a very strict teacher.结果证明她是一位非常严格的老师.
His efforts, however, proved a failure.但他的努力结果都失败了.
c).prove+介词短语或副词
Perhaps this book will prove of some use to you in your studies.也许这本书会对你的研究有用处.
The power station was completed and proved up to standard.这座发电站建成了,证明质量符合标准.
d).prove+动词不定式
As time went on, Einstein's theory proved to be correct.随着时间的推移,爱因斯坦的理论证明是正确的.
She may prove to be the most suitable person for the job.结果她可能是最适合干这项工作的人.
(3)选项分析
A while表示对比,应该用but表示转折;fall behind in payment不对,fall behind on\with payment或fall behind in paying
A while表示对比,应该用but表示转折;fall behind in payment不对,fall behind on\with payment或fall behind in paying
B while表示对比,应该用but表示转折;fall behind in payment不对,fall behind on\with payment或fall behind in paying;proved和fell并列改变意思,原文是将falling作为伴随动作,修饰前面动词proved
C falling months behind in its paying不对,出现one's doing错误,应该把its去掉,变成falling months behind in paying
D proving 使得but后面成不了句子,即使补上前面因避免重复而省略的the healthy care company ,变成the healthy care company proving ,but后也没有动词做谓语
E 正确答案,因避免重复而省略the healthy care company ,补上应该为
but then the healthy care company proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying.这里proved主动表被动,作为系动词,相当于
the healthy care company was unable to...
(4)以往的错误观点
1)认为the healthy care company proved错,必须是the healthy care company was proved,以此来排除ABC
评价:这种观点不知道prove可以主动代被动,是错的
2)认为E是省略主谓,即省略了the healthy care company became(或was),如果是这样的话,补全为 but then the healthy care company became(was) proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying.
评价:这里was proved不对,应该采用主动代替被动,去掉was
3)认为AB中的its payment to
doctors and hospitals应该改成its payment for doctors and hospitals
doctors and hospitals应该改成its payment for doctors and hospitals
doctors and hospitals应该改成its payment for doctors and hospitals
评价:这个我倒不觉得,我认为payment可以看成是pay的变体,pay从来没有用于pay for sb的,都是pay sb to do或pay sb for sth等,所以我觉得原来的payment to doctors and hospitals可以接受
补充:
AB用while来表示company前后时期的比较是不对的,while做表示对比时,主从句动作也要同时发生。在这里while 和 then冲突
。具体见8楼。同时谢谢aeoluseros补充。总结了这么多,虽然很费时间,但是我好开心
自己沙发一下
这里的while表示对比,而非表示“当...时”的时间关系;
表对比的while和表时间的then应该不矛盾吧
找了很多地方,没有找到这种说法啊
while的4个主要用法
1.引导时间状语从句,意为"当……的时候;和……同时",此时的主从句谓语动作同时发生,从句谓语通常是延续性动词
2.表示对比或转折,意为"而;然而"。此时,while一般位于句中。
3.表示让步,通常位于句首,意为"尽管;虽然"。
4.表示条件,意为"只要",其意思和用法相当于as long as。while可位于句首,也可位于句中。
表示对比的一个句子:
You like sports, while I prefer music.你喜欢体育,而我更喜欢音乐。
两者喜欢不一定要同时发生啊
你能找到论据支持你的观点吗
这句话里两个分句内容也是同时一个时候的事情在比较。
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可以参见张道真的语用大全里面,他认为while做对比连词是,甚至可以直接翻成“当...却...”,我想这就是说明了while连接的两个动作是同一个时段发生的
有理!
我会补上,你可否上传一下你的那个电子版张道真,或给个链接我去下
是那个实用英语教程吧
我去迅雷搜搜那里下
原书名是《现代英语用法词典(重排本)张道真》
D proving 使得but后面成不了句子,即使补上前面因避免重复而省略的the healthy care company ,变成the healthy care company proving ,but后也没有动词做谓语 可以是省略了WAS,补充后就是the healthy care company was proving,当然了,不影响什么的
可以是省略了WAS,补充后就是the healthy care company was proving,当然了,不影响什么的
C, the best choice, is
idiomatic and concise, and it correctly uses the progressive verb form are
forcing to indicate an ongoing situation.
赞一下LZ,果然造福啊!!
支持highdior, 我也觉得前面有逗号应该补主语出来,而且it似乎没有指代歧义。
另外这里unable是作为形容词用,所以不需要be able to do这种形式的么?
盼复。
总结的非常好 我明天早晨来看了
PS. rpch2004同学在2008年查过的Longman中including只能做prep一贴让我受益匪浅 今天下午搜出来学习了 我决定4月16再考了 不管申不申MSF
感谢!
太好了。。太好了。。如果每题都有这样的汇总贴就好了。。。
每个题目都能有好人这样总结就好啦
嘿嘿,大家不用太客气了
rpch2004 发表于 2008-10-20 10:48
以下是引用aeoluseros在2008-10-20 9:27:00的发言:恩,不错,我有一点点疑问...A,B是不是还能通过while与t ...
rpch2004 发表于 2008-10-19 18:25
看了好多老帖,前人有很多不同观点,不过答案是E,不是争议题此题我思考了将近一个小时,现在我要对此题做 ...
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