Noting that the FederalReserve had raised a key short-term interest rate again last month, analystssaid that they expected orders for durable goods to decline soon because risinginterest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit A. rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit B. rising interest ratesmake buying on credit more expensive C. a rise in interest rates make it more expensive to buy on credit D. a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive E. a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be boughton credit ------------------------------------------------------------------- 这题正确答案是B，B是我最先排除掉的，哭啊。我划掉的原因是：感觉rising interest rates是个动作，侧重rising（我查过rise是可以做及物动词的），是这个动作做主语，所以应该后边跟单数。现在看来rising interest rates的重点应该是在rates上。 从句意上我说服自己了，使得分期付款更贵的只能是rates，不能是rising。但是我想知道，rising interest rates是否可以表达”提高利率“这个意思，还是说只能表达成”上涨的利率“？ 这个rising+n.的题目我错过两次了，这次决定搞明白，求解释。。。
哈哈，对的，刚开始时我也纠结过这个。raising ***才是动名词短语，rising的话只能是形容词，因为raising是及物动词，而rising是不及物动词。 嗯，查词尽量要用几个国外的权威字典，对于GMAT来说，longman，webster，OXford，AHD几部都不错，其中又以longman最佳。 Longman的解释： rise1 W1S2 /ra?z/ v past tense rose /r?uz US rouz/ past participle risen /?r?z?n/ [I] 可见rise做动词时的常规用法是"不及物动词“。
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