蓝皮P230-13

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A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

A)      claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

B)      claims suggest that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

C)     claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

D)     claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts

E)      claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

 

 答案是A，随便怎么样没想到

问题1：为什么否定词not出现，没有用so.....as来代替as.......as

问题2：这句话的谓语是什么，suggest扮什么角色

谢谢大家指点

rhine521

suggest后面没有虚拟语气，说明它应该是“暗示”的意思吧

claims是名词“索赔”，它的修饰语是“a drop in weekly unemployment ”意思是每周失业率索赔的减少

A surge in new home 与 a drop in weekly unemployment  对称

sales 与 claims对称

AM I RIGHT？