With only 5 percent of the world's population,United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third 0f its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.
158. With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do. (A)With (B)As (C)Being (D)Despite having (E)Although accounting for 别的没什么疑问,就是关于Although的用法有些疑问,Although后面应该接句子的,“Although accounting for”是否是省略了?如果是应该是省了“they are",可后面的谓语是 "consume" 而非“are"。请帮忙解释一下,谢谢!
我觉得你可以查阅一下新概念的讲解,其中although和before讲解的十分详细。但是我们是可以区分省略和简化的。例如:I am a student and he a teacher.就是一个省略,但是如果出现I am a student and he is a teacher。如果是两个选项,这就没有办法区分。但是,在简化中,如果你把这个题目的although后面改为从句当然没有任何错误,但是它没有用分词简单,明了。所以,这种用法不能认为是省略。