T-4-Q32 A选项的前半句什么意思

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Delta products, Inc., has recently switch at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered by electricity. The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output, Delta's operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it did formerly. The answer, clearly, is yes, since the smount of fossil fuel used to generate the electricity needed to power the new technologies is less than the amount needed to power the older technologies, provided that the level of output is held constant.

In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first identifies the content of the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.

B. The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second identifies the content of that conclusion.

C. The first states the position that the argement opposes; the second states the conclusion of the argument.

D. Each provides evidence that calls the conclusion of the argument into question.

E. Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument

之前有过该提的讨论，在AE之间有争议。我想问A选项的前半句什么意思?引出结论的主要内容吗？identifies怎么理解呢。请斑竹和NN帮忙解释一下。

简单说来，就是第一部分是结论

The first identifies the content of the conclusion of the argument;

是指结论的内容，btw，这道题到底选什么？ A or E？

这段文字的结构是：提出fact,分析fact提出argument，分析得出support这个argument。E我是肯定不会选的，因为第一部分不是support这个argument的conclusion。

A)看起来也很别扭。如果这样翻译可能会好些：第一部分提供了argument的conclusion所相应的内容。

同意，第一部分只是Fact，没有support这个conclusion。我认为conclusion应该是new technology更省油