[讨论]og79的解释

George Sand was one of the first European writers to consider the rural por to be legitimate subjects for literature and portray these with sympathy and respects in her books.

D.as if they were legitimate subjects for literature and portray them

ETS对D 的解释中有一句是这样的“D carries the unwarranted suggestion that Sand is somehow viewing the rural poor hypothetically”这句是什么意思呢

这是由于  as if 的缘故。viewing the rural poor hypothetically (假想的)

as if 就象