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4.     When the prime lending rates went up in 1987, economists determined they would cause interest rates to rise and then decline over the ensuing five-year period. eD

(A) they would cause interest rates to rise and then decline

(B) they would mean that interest rates would rise and then decline

(C) that they will cause interest rates to rise and then decline

(D) that the increase would cause interest rates to rise and then decline（D）

(E) that the increase would cause interest rates’ rising and subsequent declining

答案是D，可是D存在cause和decline平行的可能，从而引起歧义

为了避免歧义，我选择了E，我认为相对于冗余，歧义是更加严重的错误

D根据逻辑意思讲，the increase would decline---“增长减缓”完全说得通，因此歧义是不可避免的。

请NN指点

LZ， E选项 and subsequent declining在前面找不到平行结构呀。

that the increase would cause interest rates to rise and then decline（D） and then decline 是和rise 平行的。

cause sth to do1 and then do2

以下是引用irence_928在2007-12-4 16:01:00的发言：
如果cause和decline平行的话.那么至少必需是 increase would cause interest rates to rise and then would decline啊.所以没有你说的歧义吧.

decline前面如果补出to,那么就和to rise平行，没有问题了

decline前面如果补出would，那么就是和would cause平行

但这里什么都没补，那么歧义不就出现了吗

(E) that the increase would cause interest rates’ rising and subsequent declining

1. D在语法上也可以看成 increase would do1(cause) and do2(decline)

2. E subsequent declining 和 rising 平行，sbsequent 形容词，不影响两个动名词的平行，且成功的避免了decline和cause平行的可能性。

V表述比Ving表述直接&clear….

句意为…to rise and them (to) decline

而且句意表述cause interest rates
                to rise and then (to) decline over the ensuing five-year period->合理

若造你的说法句意不就变成the increase would cause …and then decline ???

这增加将造成….然后将下降à句意怪!!!

多谢前辈

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