GWD3-41

GWD3-41

A leading figure in the Scottish enlightenment, Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx’s Das Kapital is to socialism.

A.    Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what

B.    Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism like

C.    Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism just as

D.    Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to

E.     Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what
            

答案：E。请问这道题是不是有问题？从逻辑主语来判断，肯定是D或者E。但是Ewhat后面是什么意思什么结构呢？请多多指教！

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A is to B what C is to B 是固定搭配

恩，知道了，是一个表示类比的固定搭配对吧：）但是这里what是个什么成分呢？另外是什么意思呢？

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引导比较状语从句
A is to B,what C is to D或者
What A is to B,so is C to D
As A is to B,that C is to D
翻译成，A和B的关系正如C和D的关系一样