The remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region can, in part, be explained as a very rapid movement of people from one end of North America to the other.
31. The remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region can, in part, be explained as a very rapid movement of people from one end of North America to the other.
(A) The remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region can, in part, be explained as
(B) Thule artifacts being remarkably similar throughout a vast region, one explanation is
(C) That Thule artifacts are remarkably similar throughout a vast region is, in part, explainable as
(D) One explanation for the remarkable similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region is that there was
(E) Throughout a vast region Thule artifacts are remarkably similar, with one explanation for this being
答案是D
The intended meaning of the sentence is that the rapid movement of people across North America is one explanation of the similarity of Thule artifacts throughout a vast region. As worded, however, the sentence is illogical: The sentence indicates that the similarity in artifacts was a rapid movement of people, which makes no sense. Instead of equating similarity with movement, the sentence needs to identify this movement of people as a cause of similarity among artifacts.
A As worded, this version of the sentence makes the illogical statement that the similarity among artifacts is explainable as a very rapid movement. It should specify that the similarity of artifacts may be a consequence of the rapid population movement.
B This version of the sentence is syntactically awkward, and leaves unclear what the main subject, one explanation is supposed to be an explanation of.
C Like (A), this version of the sentence equates the similarity of artifacts with the movement of people, when a causal connection is what is intended.
D Correct. This version adequately expresses the intended causal connection.
E This version is awkward, introducing the causal connection with the unnecessarily wordy and indirect string of prepositional phrases, with one explanation for this. . . .
答案是D。
问题如下:
1.对A中的解释理解不好,解释说illogical:人工制品的相似可以被解释为快速的移动。然后说应该是强调:人工制品的相似可能是快速移动人口的结果。
请问区别在哪里?是不是从英文的解释角度有什么玄机?是否正确的写应该是can be the consequence of the rapid movement of people?但是我总觉得explain在这里的作用已经表明后面是解释了,所以不用加结果。人工制品的相似是快速的移动肯定不对,但这里有explained as,所以我真的不太懂了。麻烦大家解答一下
2.C中解释同A,解释中用了“equate”这个词,我不是很明白这里哪里“相等”了,is系动词前后相等可以理解,但是这里不是只有系动词,不是还有explained as吗,不能表达出解释的含义吗?