OG11-012 讨论

12. After gradual declension down to about 39 hours in 1970, the workweek in the United States has steadily increased to the point that the average worker now puts in an estimated 164 extra hours of paid labor a year.

(A) After gradual declension down

(B) Following a gradual declension down

(C) After gradual declining down

(D) After gradually declining

(E) Following gradually declining

答案是
            D.

OG上E项的解释是：

E. Phrase must be introduced by a preposition (after) not a participle (following).

可是我查了金山词霸，following的解释之一如下：

following

prep.

Subsequent to; after:

在…以后：

Following dinner, brandy was served in the study.

正餐后，白兰地酒端进书房内。

如此看来，E项也是对的啊，OG的解释也不是权威吧？大家说说怎么办呢？

为什么发帖之前找不到关于这道题的讨论，发完就都冒出来了？

有同样问题的同志，看前辈的帖吧～

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=23&ID=25187&replyID=183710&skin=1

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=23&ID=151721&page=1

following 似乎不是Prep，金山词霸靠不住啊，呵呵。仔细查一下词典，看一下英文解释。

我个人觉得following 和after就算中文翻译一样，我个人感觉英文解释肯定还是有差异的。我也回家翻字典，英语是母语的人就不会有这个问题吧