两道不懂的题

Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride.

A.      Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

B.      Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, they cost less,

C.      Minivans carry as many as seven passengers, in comparison with most sport utility vehicles, and have a lower cost, they

D.      Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

E.       Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles the cost is lower, and they

我选了D

GWD1-Q7:

A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

A.      that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times

B.      that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times

C.      that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

D.      CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio

E.       CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

 我选了B

 我选了B

有没有哪位兄弟姐妹能够解释一下

有没有哪位兄弟姐妹能够解释一下

On average, CEOs earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers now. On average, CEOs earned 42 times the pay of blue-collar workers in 1980. Look at the big difference between these days and 1980!!!

This is what the writer intends to tell us.

The usage of ratio:

1. the ratio of A to B is ? (a figure).

or 2. the ratio between A and B is ? (a figure).

1 is more usual than 2.

A and E is excluded. "The ration of + a figure" is not idiomatic.

The usage of "times":

A earns three times the pay of B.

A's pay is three times more than B's.

A's pay is three times as much as B's.

A earns three times as much pay as B does.

A earns three times more pay than B does.

The five example sentences do the same job.

Thus D is exlcuded. If we use the generative method, we can generate the following two sentences from D. First, A earns two things: pay and B; and A earns more pay than B. Second, both A and B earn pay, but A's pay is more than B's. Both these sentences can be grammatically inferred from D.

The usage of "compare A to/with B":

1.Someone compares A to/with B. People use such a sentence to examine people or things to see how different or similar they are.

2. A compares to/with B. This sentence means that A is similar to B, either better or worse. Now let's examine option B, particularly the expression "a ratio that compares to 42 times". 419:42? You do the math. What a big difference! These two figures are not similar by any means.