这里有两道比较当中的省略,有没有大神对我的问题发表一点看法,感激不尽啊==
According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it. A. than B. than born C. than they were D. than there had been E. than had been born
According to a 1996 survey by the National Association of College and University Business Officers, more than three times as many independent institutions of higher education charge tuition and fees of under $8,000 a year than those that charge over $16,000. A. than those that charge B. than are charging C. than to charge D. as charge E. as those charging
第一题中的than后面省略了babies were born to women 因为前后的主语和谓语相同所以这里可以省略。在此基础上看第二题我认为D选项是省略了主语independent institutions of higher education,解释当中说如果选D,就变成了:Three times as many institutions charge 8000 dollars as charge 16000 dollars. 意思显然不对,就像通常所说的不能“自己和自己比”。那么回归到第一题难道这里的在语法层面来说不会有自己和自己比的嫌疑?前后的babies并不是同一些babies如果省略了就表明默认他们是同一些babies那么也就会产生babies既were born over 30又were born under 30.求解答 谢谢啦
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