OG11-4, as many as 和 doulbe the figure的区别？

这道题目，我的问题前人没有问过，所以又开了一个新帖，还请见谅。

A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation's clergy, twice as much as 1977.

a) twice as much as 1977

b) twice as many as 1977

c) double what it was in 1977

d) doulbe the figure for 1977

e) a number double that of 1977's

og解释说twice as many as in 1977（强调人ministers?） 和 doulbe the figure for 1977(强调数字20，736)都对。

我不明白的是上面两个正确的答案，它们各自强调的重点是什么？

in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, twice as many as in 1977.  --如果要把 ...as many as... 前后都补齐成完整的句子，又该如何补？

in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, doulbe the figure for 1977.  ---如果要把 ...double the figure 前面补齐，是不是按照og上的解释补出 "20，736 doulbe the figure for 1977" ?

twice本身是个副词，用来修饰动词。

double本身是个形容词，用来偏正修饰名词。

twice本质上可以间隔修饰，只要盯住那个动词就可以了。这里的动词是were，当然动词本身又决定主语，所以OG解释上说twice倾重于人

double不能隔开，一般修饰紧跟在后的那个名词，这里是the figure。

所以double歪曲了原句最后那个phrase的修饰侧重点。

 如果要用 twice as...as......

原句應該為 in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, twice as many as female ministers in 1977.

                                                                                (簡潔一點的話，應該用複數指示代名詞 those代替female ministers)

                                             (OG的意思是不是再更簡潔一點，連表達相同東西的those都可以省略，只要in 1977就可以)