70. A President entering the final two years of a second term is likely to be at a severe disadvantage and is often unable to carry out a legislative program.
(A) likely to be at a severe disadvantage and is often unable to
(B) likely severely disadvantaged and often unable to
(C) liable to be severely disadvantaged and cannot often
(D) liable that he or she is at a severe disadvantage and cannot often
(E) at a severe disadvantage, often likely to be unable that he or she can
Choice A is best. Choice B lacks the necessary infinitive after likely. In B and C, disadvantaged, which often means "hampered by substandard economic and social conditions," is less precise than at a disadvantage. In C and D, cannot often carry out suggests that a President with limited time suffers only from an inability to achieve legislative goals frequently, not from a frequent inability to achieve them at all. In C, liable, followed by an infinitive, can legitimately be used to express probability with a bad outcome, but C is otherwise flawed as noted. D's liable and E's unable should be followed by an infinitive rather than by a relative clause beginning with that.
为什么不是C呢？我记得有书上说be unable to do是能力的意思，就是没有能力，can not 是可能性的意思，就是没有可能，我觉得应该是总统剩下的2年时间不够，所以不可能完成立法程序，而不是没有能力完成立法程序啊？不明白了，怎么总统有时间就有能力完成，没有时间连能力都没有了？
不要以一个知识点而判断一个选项，把握整体的意思的基础上，寻找多个判断点
OG说了，be severely disadvantaged 的意思和 be at a severe disadvantage 不一样；cannot often和often unable to意思又不同
你说的能力和可能的原则，我也听说过，可能是LZM或者XDF说的，但是我不觉得这个原则有多正确有多有用
你可以去搜索一下大全题目，没有一个题目会孤立的考can和be able to的区别
一点个人意见
can 和 be able to 是有区别的。但是抓错应该从主要的错误开刀。be severely disadvantaged 完全改变了原文的逻辑涵义。
我的问题是 liable 应该怎么用。这个词的含义也表示 “可能” 吗？ 是不是 be liable to do?还是 be liable that?
be liable to do sth (be likely to do or say sth especially because of a fault or natural tendency)
be liable for sth : manufactures are liable for any defects in the equipmentbe liable to do sth, be liable to sth, be liable for sth可以，be liable that不可以。
be like to do， it is likely that可以。
看来是不能用can>ba able to
做题了
以OG 为准,
disadvantaged, which often means “hampered by substandard economic and social conditions
经济条件差的, 社会地位低下的
disadvantage, 劣势, 不利之处
我还想就这个问题请问:be liable to do 和be likely to do 有区别,在这一题中是否两者都可以接受?
谢谢NNs!
楼上的MM，OG解释里其实已经说了In C, liable, followed by an infinitive, can legitimately be used to express probability with a bad outcome, but C is otherwise flawed as noted. 就是肯定了LIABLE在这里是可以替换 LIKELY的，但C后半部有错误所以不能选择。
其实查字典可以看到disadvanged除了表示因贫穷而不利外还有Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces的意思，也就是说at a disadvange意思一样吧，没想到ETS只狭隘地认同它的第一种意思，无奈得跟着ETS思维走啊！
from longman:
* be likely (adj.) to do sth.
Children who live in the country's rural areas are very likely to be poor.
* be liable (adj.) to do something
likely to do or say something or to behave in a particular way, especially because of a fault or natural tendency
ￚsynonym: likely
The car is liable to overheat on long trips.
He was liable to just show up without warning.
谢谢NNs!
恩,也想知道这个问题,up~
我觉得C里面的副词often放得比较别扭.
often cannot....常常不能够.
cannot often do..............不能够经常做某事. 意思满拧.
often cannot....常常不能够. 强调不能够
cannot often do..............不能够经常做某事. 意思满拧. 强调常常
再把问题引下来`
谢谢NNs!
再把问题引下来`
og:In C, liable, followed by an infinitive, can legitimately be used to express probability with a bad outcome, but C is otherwise flawed as noted.
is it clear?
再把问题引下来`
og:In C, liable, followed by an infinitive, can legitimately be used to express probability with a bad outcome, but C is otherwise flawed as noted.
is it clear?
黄线部分到底什么意思，从哪出来个bad outcome?,同时绿线部分怎么翻译？noted在哪里啊？
 再把问题引下来` 还想就这个问题请问:be liable to do 和be likely to do 有区别,在这一题中是否两者都可以接受? og:In C, liable, followed by an infinitive, can legitimately be used to express probability with a bad outcome, but C is otherwise flawed as noted. is it clear 那是不是可以说likely to do >liable to do??? |
其实查字典可以看到disadvanged除了表示因贫穷而不利外还有Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces的意思，也就是说at a disadvange意思一样吧，没想到ETS只狭隘地认同它的第一种意思，无奈得跟着ETS思维走啊！
不知道是不是大家用的字典不一样呢！？我查了一个中英字典上面的确解释disadvantaged 是贫穷的，处于不利地位的。可是我也查了一个美国人的字典，用的是The Newbury house, Dictoionary of American English, 查出来如下结果：
disadvantaged: adj; without the normal benefits of society, esp. because of poverty or racial prejudice;
the disadvantaged: n. poor people
he comes from a disadvantaged family and had to quit school at 16 to get a full-time job.
at a disadvantage: in a bad postion
the team was at a disadvantage because their star player was sick.
正好符合ETS的解释！大家都知道美国人对有些词有他们自己的解释，自己的用法！这个可能就是其中一个！
是不是说 be liable to 是指因为自然或本身的问题的可能发生?
同意番茄的看法!
谢谢NNs!
恩,也想知道这个问题,up~
我補習班老師(台灣)說~gmat裡如果看到be likely to和be liable to時一定選be likely to!!!! be liable to必錯!~給您參考
不知道是不是大家用的字典不一样呢！？我查了一个中英字典上面的确解释disadvantaged 是贫穷的，处于不利地位的。可是我也查了一个美国人的字典，用的是The Newbury house, Dictoionary of American English, 查出来如下结果：
disadvantaged: adj; without the normal benefits of society, esp. because of poverty or racial prejudice;
the disadvantaged: n. poor people
he comes from a disadvantaged family and had to quit school at 16 to get a full-time job.
at a disadvantage: in a bad postion
the team was at a disadvantage because their star player was sick.
正好符合ETS的解释！大家都知道美国人对有些词有他们自己的解释，自己的用法！这个可能就是其中一个！
不明白为什么要补出 is often unable 中的is..
根据白勇，两个句子并列,第一个句子含有be动词或者become,第二个句子中的be动词或者become必须省略,同时,一些重复的名词或形容词也必须省略。例如:
Once the economic
and social usefulness of the motor was demonstrated and its superiority to the
horse proved, ... (proved前省略了was)
求教！！！
liable to 就是表示特别坏的结果的倾向．．．．就像liability..是一种累赘的
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