GWD 15-NO.39

cll0503 · 发表于 2009-6-7 19:38:00

Five hundred million different species of living creatures have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent of them vanishing.

Five hundred million different species of living creatures have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent of them vanishing.
Nearly 99 percent of five hundred million different species of living creatures that appeared on Earth have vanished.
Vanished are nearly 99 percent of the five hundred million different species of living creatures that appeared on Earth.
Of five hundred million different species of living creatures that have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent of them have vanished.
Of the five hundred million different species of living creatures that have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent have vanished.

哪位大侠麻烦解释下B为什么错了，E是答案。

baoguangya · 发表于 2009-6-8 16:34:00

不明白，答案为什么是E呢？原句中用的分明是vanishing，表示正在消失，而E中用的是have vanished，表示已经消失了。这是不是改变句子原意？！

cll0503 · 发表于 2009-6-8 17:38:00

原句中的vanishing是状语从句，这句话的时态应该是现在完成时。
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ymz · 发表于 2009-6-8 22:00:00

楼主我想应该是时态的问题，B中主句只用了过去时，表达这些生物曾经出现，但是并不说明现在还存在。而E中前后均用了完成时，则表达了从古至今共出现了五亿种生物其中的99%消失了。

B中最大问题是将时间断层了

本贴相关题目 TN-12-SC-39 (EOQF)