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关于likelihood,likely能不能用将来时态的问题,求大神们帮忙解答~~~

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发表于 2018-11-1 21:34:51 | 只看该作者 回帖奖励 |倒序浏览 |阅读模式
Responding to the public’s fascination with-and sometimes undue alarm over-possible threats from asteroids, a scale developed by astronomers rates the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet may collide with Earth.
A. a scale developed by astronomers rates the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet may
B. a scale that astronomers have developed rates how likely it is for a particular asteroid or comet to
C. astronomers have developed a scale to rate how likely a particular asteroid or comet will be to
D. astronomers have developed a scale for rating the likelihood that a particular asteroid or comet will
E. astronomers have developed a scale that rates the likelihood of a particular asteroid or comet that may.
官方答案是D,我选的是C

下面是RON的解释:
In choosing between C and D, first consider the intended meaning. We're interested in the current likelihood that the comet/asteroid will strike Earth in the future..
In other words, How likely is it NOW that a comet/asteroid WILL STRIKE Earth?
This distinction comes into play when you look at the verbs in C and D. Different verbs.
C mentions "how likely a comet/asteroid will be". Nope. The likelihood is something that exists now, not in the future. (That's the definition of "likelihood": How probable does this event seem right now?
There's no "future likelihood" here. In the future, the event either happens or doesn't happen.)
D mentions the likelihood (as measured at present) that a comet/asteroid will collide (in the future) with Earth. That makes sense.

我感觉RON的意思是有likely的句子不能用将来时,比如说:the asteroid is likely to strike Earth是正确表达,但是the asteroid will be likely to strike Earth是不正确的表达。那我是不是可以理解为:如果C选项的“will be”改成“is”就可以算正确选项了?但是下面的例子用了Likely的同时也用了will啊(官方答案是E):

Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.
(A) equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
(B) equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
(C) equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
(D) as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
(E) as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are

这样的话,是我错误理解RON的意思了吗?那第一题的C选项到底哪里有问题呢?RON说C选项的“to rate”比正确选项的“for rating”更符合题意,只是likely用法不对~~~~~有没有好心人知道这里的split的,求指点!!!
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沙发
 楼主| 发表于 2018-11-2 22:21:51 | 只看该作者
都没有大佬给解答啊,自己顶一下
板凳
发表于 2018-11-3 07:45:02 来自手机 | 只看该作者
meaning,meaning,还是meaning。

Ron男神明明是从meaning出发,苦口婆心解释了一大堆,lz却忽略了对meaning的理解,直接简单粗暴总结成一个“出现xxxx就不对”的结论,Ron要是知道了要吐血了

第一题,如Ron男神所言,我们想知道的是【现在看来,彗星会撞地球的可能性】,而不是【再过个一个月,这个可能性will be多少】。谁知道将来会发生什么幺蛾子,你怎么能够用一个scale去rate一个月后的情况呢?
换言之,likely这个词本身就带有将来的含义,如果是will be likely就变成了指 在将来的某个时间,这件事会变得有可能发生(发生在将来的将来)。

第二题,非常巧,它强调的meaning恰恰就是【将来的将来】。官员预测的是【在新的限速规则(若能)被实施后,司机们超速的可能性将会是多少】,用来与【司机们现在会超速的可能性】对比。这里未划线部分的the current one就强调了这个新规则还没实施呢,现在用的还是旧规则。

综上,GMAT里死记硬背的语法规则很少(如主谓一致),大多数都是在理解句意的基础上进行判断的。用做高中英语单项选择那种方法来做SC,企图给思维偷懒找到“有xxxx就不对”的捷径,最后只能误入歧途呀lz!!一定要理解句意!

以上都是个人理解,如有不同看法欢迎指正呀~
地板
发表于 2018-11-3 07:55:59 来自手机 | 只看该作者
恰好看到一位790NN的话,深受启发,与lz分享
https://forum.chasedream.com/thread-1321317-1-1.html

语法只是为句意提供了一个理解的逻辑,用这个逻辑去理解句意后再看是否合理,不合理就是错的。
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 楼主| 发表于 2018-11-4 19:48:34 | 只看该作者
几许VV 发表于 2018-11-3 07:45
meaning,meaning,还是meaning。

Ron男神明明是从meaning出发,苦口婆心解释了一大堆,lz却忽略了对meani ...

额,偶老忘记要看meaning,看来一般钻牛角尖的就是没看meaning了。。根据你解释的内容,我是不是可以这样理解咧:科学家们现在觉得有一件事是可能发生的,什么事呢?未来某一天彗星会撞地球(这是原文想要表达的意思)。如果说a comet will be likely to collide Earth就好像在说这个可能性不是站在现在的角度说了,这个可能性发生在未来的某一天。但是就现在而言,这个可能性已经存在了啊,“科学家们现在觉得有一件事是可能发生的”。。。同理,第二个例子中司机们未来超速的可能性现在是不存在的,要等法案实施了之后才可能存在,所以可以用will be likely,是这个意思嚒??
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发表于 2018-11-5 23:28:23 | 只看该作者
dreamtime666 发表于 2018-11-4 19:48
额,偶老忘记要看meaning,看来一般钻牛角尖的就是没看meaning了。。根据你解释的内容,我是不是可以这样 ...

bingo!

第二个例子里,主要是把现在超速的可能性(they are likely to exceed)和未来超速的可能性(they will be likely to exceed)做比较, 后者用will be句意也更加清楚呀~
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 楼主| 发表于 2018-11-7 18:05:55 | 只看该作者
几许VV 发表于 2018-11-5 23:28
bingo!

第二个例子里,主要是把现在超速的可能性(they are likely to exceed)和未来超速的可能性(they  ...

完全理解啦,真的是太感谢你了,祝你好人有好报,心想事成,万事如意~~~
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发表于 2019-10-29 10:59:22 | 只看该作者
感谢分享!               
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发表于 2019-11-5 20:31:34 | 只看该作者
几许VV 发表于 2018-11-3 07:45
meaning,meaning,还是meaning。

Ron男神明明是从meaning出发,苦口婆心解释了一大堆,lz却忽略了对meani ...

同意!               
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