In a plan to stop the erosion of East Coast beaches, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocks that would rise six feet above the waterline and act as a buffer, so that it absorbs the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches.
65. In a plan to stop the erosion of EastCoastbeaches,the Army Corps of Engineers proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocks that would rise six feet above the waterline and act as a buffer, so that it absorbs the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches. (A) act as a buffer, so that it absorbs (B) act like a buffer so as to absorb (C) act as a buffer, absorbing (D) acting as a buffer, absorbing (E) acting like a buffer, absorb
这题的正确答案是C
我看了很多帖子说是absorbing与protecting作为伴随状语修饰a breakwater of rocks
我有个疑问,放在句末的V.ing形式的动词的逻辑主语不都是主句的主语么,也就是the Army Corps of Engineers?
In a plan to stop the erosion of EastCoastbeaches,the Army Corps of Engineers proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocksthat would rise six feet above the waterline and act as a buffer, absorbing the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches.
现在分词做伴随可以修饰主语也可以修饰宾语,具体修饰什么主要是通过逻辑意思来。 这里说的是army corps要建造一个(在吃水线6feet以上的)石头做的防波堤,这个防波堤的作用是作为缓冲, <接下来说如何act as a buffer..>吸收能量和保护海滩 如OG所说,"the breakwater... acts as a buffer. two grammatically parallel phrases, absorbing... and protecting, in order to show two equal functions"。
所以我的理解是这边的现在分词做伴随是为了进一步解释作为缓冲的作用..那么也就是说breakwater of rocks是他们的主语。而不可能时Army Corps of Engineers.
但是这两种解释都无法解释这道题。这里的absorbing .... protecting .... 从意思上理解肯定不是修饰the Army Corps of Engineers(ACE),所以排除1;但是2所说的伴随结果应该是修饰(ACE proposed to shore a breakwater of rocks)这行为,这个行为本身又不能absorbing水流冲击力和protecting堤岸。那么最后怎么变成伴随状语从句在修饰宾语了?
还有这道题A的选项: act as a buffer, so that it absorbs, 从另外一个角度理解,是不是看到这个it就可以马上选择否定掉这个答案?因为这个it有指代不清的嫌疑?不知道是指代ACE或者Breakwater of rocks?