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标题: gwd 9-32 [打印本页]

作者: akness    时间: 2009-3-26 23:23
标题: gwd 9-32

GWD-9-Q32:

The United States minted about 857 million silver-colored “Susan Anthony” dollars between 1979 and 1981, but the coin proved unpopular because it looked and felt too much like a quarter.

A.      The United States minted about 857 million silver-colored “Susan Anthony” dollars between 1979 and 1981, but the coin

B.       About 857 million silver-colored “Susan Anthony” dollars were minted as coins in the United States between 1979 and 1981 but

C.      About 857 million silver-colored “Susan Anthony” dollars that were minted between 1979 and 1981 in the United States

D.      About 857 million silver-colored “Susan Anthony” dollars that the United States minted between 1979 and 1981

E.       Between 1979 and 1981 the United States minted about 857 million silver-colored “Susan Anthony” dollars, which

请问 A中 proved 前是否应该加was, 变成被动语态?意思为:这个硬币被证明是不流行的,因为。。。。

 


作者: songlovegt    时间: 2009-3-26 23:42
prove 比较特殊,可以用主动表被动,这儿和become用法一样,可翻译成 be

Longman
2
▶BE◀
[linking verb] if someone or something proves difficult, helpful, a problem etc, they are difficult, helpful, a problem etc
The recent revelations may prove embarrassing to the President.
prove to be something
The design proved to be a success.




用主动表被动的动词还有 read like, read well, prove helpful, sell well (摘自白勇语法)

作者: akness    时间: 2009-3-28 00:11

非常感谢,可是在gmat中有几道题一定是要prove 变成被动才算对。那怎么区别何时加被动,何时为主动表被动呢?


作者: songlovegt    时间: 2009-3-28 00:29
具体情况具体分析,先别用prove的主动被动作为判断标准。用其他的更明显的错误排除选项。





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