15.Many experts regarded the large increase in credit card borrowing in March not as a sign that households were pressed for cash and forced to borrow, rather a sign of confidence bv households that thev could safely handle new debt.
(A) rather a sign of confidence by households that they could safely
(B) yet as a sign of households' confidence that it was safe for them to
(C) but a sign of confidence by households that they could safely
(D) but as a sign that households were confident they could safely
(E) but also as a sign that households were confident in their ability safely to
我的问题就两个:
1. OG 对此题的by 做的是如下解释： The preposition by does not express the idea that households are confident
为什么呢？by 怎么就没有表明households 的 confidennt 了呢
2.OG 对A选项的解释还有：
The placeement of the restrictive clause that they could safelyhandle new debt after households could also cause confusion
为什么呢？哪里confusion了？
-- by 会员 小布牙 (2012/10/11 15:53:45)
that is meant to modify confidence and should be placed close to the noun；but the place of
that seems to modify
householdsa sign of vs. a sign that ( this split has already been explicitly stated by manhattan SC；you should think it over）
-- by 会员 DUKB24 (2012/10/11 16:08:09)
