曾经的OG164--一个未解决的问题。。。

stucash · 发表于 2010-1-28 04:05:05

OG VERBAL REVIEW 2nd Edition SC NO.67
Faced with an estimated $2 billion budget gap, the city's mayor proposed a nearly 17 percent reduction in the amount allocated the previous year to maintain the city's major cultural institutions and to subsidize hundreds of local arts groups.

For this one, OG explanation said the original sentence was correct; accordingly, "the city mayor proposed a reduction to maintain institutions and to subsidize groups" was correct, more specifically,
the use of " someone proposed something to do something" was right as well.

这道题明确指出propose to do something 是正确的。虽然好像正确的虚拟语气应该像下面的164一样；但似乎OG里有好些题都有这个用法。

OG VERBAL REVIEW 2nd Edition SC NO.90（OG164）
The commission proposed that funding for the park’s development, which could be open to the public early next year, is obtained through a local bond issue.

(A) that funding for the park’s development, which could be open to the public early next year, is

(B) that funding for development of the park, which could be open to the public early next year, be

(C) funding for the development of the park, perhaps open to the public early next year, to be

(D) funds for the park’s development, perhaps open to the public early next year, be（B）

(E) development funding for the park, which could be open to the public early next year, is to be

B is correct for this one; for option C, OG explained " Be is required, not the infinitive to be", so C was wrong. OG meant propose something to do something was wrong, this is not idiomatic.

这里指出了， propose to do something 是错误的。

请NN大侠们来参观一下，这个paradox是怎么回事，到底应该如何使用呢？

fiya · 发表于 2010-1-28 07:19:44

第一句中的TO表示的是目的，是为了 maintain the city's major cultural institutions 和subsidize hundreds of local arts groups提出。。削减

第二句可以理解成是PROPOSE...(SHOULD) BE吧。此外，perhaps open to the public early next year的修饰对象不清晰，

stucash · 发表于 2010-1-28 08:50:04

谢谢fiya先！不过propose的用法我是清楚的，就是因为清楚所以才迷糊。 proposed在GMAT当中以虚拟语气为主，虚拟语气的格式就是propose that be or do，用动词原形表示虚拟语气。

由于对这个用法了解，所以才对第一个proposed to疑惑；我也明白表目的，不过这个用法却是没有出现过的呢。

我已经发函去GMAC了，等待他们的答案；希望大家也来讨论讨论！

ctkstarcraft · 发表于 2010-1-28 11:04:45

1. 建议不要拿OG的解释当作公理来进行机械的推广，重要的是从中领会出题者的思路
2. 做SC是选择最优答案，而不是绝对的对错。

propose一般用法：
1. propose + that + 从句（虚拟语气）
2. propose sth
3. propose to do

##For this one, OG explanation said the original sentence was correct; accordingly, "the city mayor proposed a reduction to maintain institutions and to subsidize groups" was correct, more specifically,
the use of " someone proposed something to do something" was right as well.##
注意：该例句sb propose sth to do中的to do并不修饰sth，to do在这里相当于in order to，作主句的目的状语，表明提出某个方案以达到某种目的。不能理解成propose sth to do的固定搭配。

C选项##the city's mayor proposed funding for the development of the park, perhaps open to the public early next year, to be obtained through a local bond issue##
同样是propose sth to do(be done)的结构，但显然这里的to be done是用来修饰sth--funding for the development of the park的，从语法上讲，这是一种不定式作宾语补足语的情况，但仅有特定的动词能这样使用，如lead sth to do, ask sb to do, order sth to be done...但propose就不能这么用，就是所谓的not idiomatic.

stucash · 发表于 2010-1-28 23:19:48

楼上讲解很精彩，谢谢啦。
不过仍然在迷惑之中。
如你所说固然正确，但把两题题干抽象出来，却都是S+V(propose)+O+补足语；
要想如你所说来判断，恐怕还是有不明之处的。仅凭语法规则到是简单，但实战的时候难免疏忽。

其实我认为兄弟也是在用逻辑来判定，举例说，如果你给两个题目的to 前都加in order；你会发现第二个逻辑意思是错误的；至此发现修辞手法有问题，修饰错误。
也许这样看会比较清晰。
而在实战的时候，根据逻辑也能看出是该用虚拟语气还是用不定式做目的状语；若不是做目的状语用to do就大概是错误选项了。

而我认为直接用逻辑判断要来得直接和快速，比较适合实战，直接套用即得。

权且这么想吧。看看GMAC会怎么说。

再谢过楼上兄弟。

曾经的OG164--一个未解决的问题。。。

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