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gemj · 发表于 2003-9-8 12:19:00

252. Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(A) Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(B) Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle.
(C) Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States.
(D) In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles.
(E) Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three.
A, the best choice
D中主谓不一致, 错当然没问题. 但ETS解释说: In D, … Furthermore, the plural bicycles detracts from clarity by suggesting that multiple bicycles are owned by each person in question.
问题: 怎么会有这样的误解呢？因为主语是复数, 三个人拥有三部自行车, 很符合逻辑. 用单数(a bicycle)难道不会造成“三个人拥有一部自行车”的误会吗？看来英语的语言习惯是有问题的.

atongmu · 发表于 2003-9-8 13:39:00

主要是与原意有歧义，不能有效的表达3/4的车主也拥有自行车这个意思。而且这里被动语态也不好。

browse · 发表于 2003-12-10 18:41:00

以下是引用gemj在2003-9-8 12:19:00的发言：
252. Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(A) Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.
(B) Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle.
(C) Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States.
(D) In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles.
(E) Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three.
A, the best choice
D中主谓不一致, 错当然没问题. 但ETS解释说: In D, … Furthermore, the plural bicycles detracts from clarity by suggesting that multiple bicycles are owned by each person in question.
问题: 怎么会有这样的误解呢？因为主语是复数, 三个人拥有三部自行车, 很符合逻辑. 用单数(a bicycle)难道不会造成“三个人拥有一部自行车”的误会吗？看来英语的语言习惯是有问题的.

A中是什么意思？三人拥有一辆bicycle还是三人拥有三辆？
不懂。

muller · 发表于 2003-12-11 01:18:00

我觉得d的意思和原文不同，d可以表达，每四个人中有三个人可以拥有一辆以上的自行车，那这三个人可能就不只有三辆自行车了。而a的意思是，三个人各有一辆自行车。

Snazzy · 发表于 2003-12-11 12:43:00

agree with muller

halcyon · 发表于 2003-12-12 16:54:00

我觉得a 的意思是每三个人有一辆车吧

irenelj78 · 发表于 2004-8-15 11:00:00

以下是引用halcyon在2003-12-12 16:54:00的发言：
我觉得a 的意思是每三个人有一辆车吧

og89.A recent national study of the public schools shows that there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were four years ago.

所以每三个人有一辆车因该这样说：There is one bicycle for 3 automobile owners in the united states.

因此，原句的意思就是四个人中三个人各有一辆车。个人意见，请指正！

bigp · 发表于 2004-10-30 03:16:00

还是不敢苟同，如果是这种习惯的话，原文大可以简化成：Three automobile owners own a bicycle. 这样的话，该不会由于语言习惯而解释成三个人各有一辆自行车吧?还是如果非得要表达三人只有一辆的话，得用以下说法：Three automobile owners own one bicycle.

bigp · 发表于 2004-10-30 03:17:00

细细体会了一下，大概这就是one 和 a 的区别吧。

zhoushao · 发表于 2005-4-24 21:36:00

对这道题我想问的是OG在E中说In E, the phrase beginning Out of every four... cannot properly modify bicycles，那这个介词短语Out of every four。。。。。在这里是作什么成分呢，是做定语吗，定语可以前置吗，我查的是定语只有后置这么一说

因为当时想的是介词短语放句首一般没有逻辑指带得问题，但是OG这里说修饰却让我很疑惑

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