标题: 关于杨鹏GMAT难句中的问题，请大神指点。 [打印本页] 作者: sq0281 时间: 2013-10-9 06:16 标题: 关于杨鹏GMAT难句中的问题，请大神指点。 大家好，想向大家请教几个问题：
If one begins by examining why ancients refer toAmazons , it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societieswere meant not so much to represent observed historical fact –real Amazoniansocieties – but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome ofwomen’s rule in their own society .
1.正确的习语不是应该是 not so much......as......为什这里可以用but
2.rather和instead的区别到底是什么。不是有but instead to do的用法吗，这里的rather可以换成instead吗。
麻烦大神了，先谢谢你们了！ 作者: chongyini 时间: 2013-10-9 11:43
If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons , it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact –real Amazoniansocieties – but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome of women’s rule in their own society .
我认为是not to…but to…完美对称
so much 、rather是修饰成分，但我不知道这里rather可不可以换成instead。
下面这个题目：
OG92
The energy source on Voyager 2 is not a nuclear reactor, in which atoms are actively broken apart; rather a kind of nuclear battery that uses natural radioactive decay to produce power.
(A) apart; rather
(B) apart, but rather
(C) apart, but rather that of
(D) apart, but that of
(E) apart; it is that of
选B not a...but rather a...
OG50
According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity.
(A) that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come
(B) in the economy to avoid the recession, what many feared earlier in the year, rather to come
(C) in the economy's ability to avoid the recession, something earlier in the year many had feared, and instead to come
(D) in the economy to avoid the recession many were fearing earlier in the year, and rather to come
(E) that the economy will avoid the recession that was feared earlier this year by many, with it instead coming
答案选A
B项错误：rather 不是连词，不能跟to come
instead后面可以加to么？（Ron）：
it's perfectly possible to have instead in front of an infinitive. for instance...
we decided not to eat at the restaurant, and instead to cook our own food at home.
technically, “instead…” modifies the verb “decided” (as does the other parallel structure), so there is no contradiction. but the point is that it's totally possible to have instead in front of to + verb.