The reasons for yesterday’s sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week’s rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6 percent annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.
这个句子的比较对象是yesterday’s sharp rise in the stock market 的原因和last week’s rally的原因。 两个不同的原因,是两个不同的对象,要分开指代;如果使用They 指代,前后两处合指一个词;本句实际是指,两个不同现象的原因,具有相同的根源。 The reasons…were the same as those behind last week’s rally. behind last week’s rally是修饰those的词语;the reasons….those… 这些原因,,,那些原因,,, Chinese people are not the same as they were before. Chinese people are not the same (people) as they were before. 这句话前后所指都是chinese people,可以使用they指代. 中国人现在,,,他们过去,,,