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楼主
发表于 2003-10-15 18:10:00 | 只看该作者

[求助]885 sec 03-----Q1,Q24

1.    The sale of government surplus machinery will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts.
(A) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until the supply lasts
(B) begins at 9 a.m., continuing until the supply lasts
(C) will begin at 9 a.m. and, until the supply lasts, will continue
(D) begins at 9 a.m. and, as long as the supply may last, it continues
(E) will begin at 9 a.m. and continue as long as the supply lasts

Ans: E

请教本题思路?


24.    In his eagerness to find a city worthy of Priam, the German archaeologist Schliemann cut through Troy and uncovered a civilization a thousand years older as was the city Homer’s heroes knew.
(A) older as was the city Homer’s heroes knew
(B) more ancient than the city known to Homer’s heroes
(C) older than was the city known to Homer’s heroes
(D) more ancient of a city than Homer’s heroes knew
(E) older of a city than was the one known to Homer’s heroes

Ans: B

为何B比C好啊?
沙发
发表于 2003-10-15 18:20:00 | 只看该作者
1.until後面要加一個時間點.
2.我也困惑呢,難道ancient比old好?請高手指點.
板凳
发表于 2003-10-15 18:34:00 | 只看该作者
来抄一下字典啊,Webster上说
OLD may apply to either actual or merely relative length of existence
ANCIENT applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past


还有就是在这里的than后面是不是不应该加was?


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地板
发表于 2003-10-15 21:46:00 | 只看该作者
以下是引用chenmoon在2003-10-15 18:34:00的发言:
还有就是在这里的than后面是不是不应该加was?


[此贴子已经被作者于2003-10-15 18:40:31编辑过]

同意加was不妥
5#
发表于 2003-12-16 02:47:00 | 只看该作者
from Cambridge dictionary

ancient -- of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time:
In English: it says 'ancient civilizations', not 'old civilization'
6#
发表于 2004-6-25 03:13:00 | 只看该作者

同意,这只是个习惯用法。就像身高用tall不用 high.

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