OG87. In an effort to reduce their inventories, Italianvintners have cut prices; their wines have been priced to sell, and they are. (A) have been priced to sell, and they are (B) are priced to sell, and they have (C) are priced to sell, and they do (D) are being priced to sell, and have(C) (E) had been priced to sell, and they have 前辈们讲得很清楚C中,省略的是they do sell, they 指代wines,是说这些酒的确销路好。 我的疑惑是 本题中C答案可以用did代替 吗? (虽然有的前辈说因为时态一致,不能用过去式,但是如下面曼哈顿的例子,我们可以看到在第三个正确的句子中,时态是可以不一致的。)
下图是曼哈顿的相关解释: 第三个正确的句子 their cars were designed to inspire envy, and they do. 同理这里可以改作 and they were 吗?强调确实这些车是被这么设计了。
第三个正确的句子 their cars were designed to inspire envy, and they do. 同理这里可以改作 and they were 吗?强调确实这些车是被这么设计了。 ================================================ 1. 这个句子里强调的不是“被设计”这个意思,而是说他们的确达到了设计的目的——即to inspire envy. 要搞清楚句子想要表达的意思,再去考虑语法。 同样,原题里葡萄酒是"被定价are priced to sell",之后确实卖的很好,都是强调定价的目的达到了。 所以无论如何,用were或者are都是不正确的,因为强调的是达到了目的,而不是被设计这个点。
2. 时态虽然不要求一致,但之前的那个动作(被设计,或者被定价)的时态,一定是先于结果(inspire envy,卖的很好)的,所以时态的不一致还是有一定要求的。 因此放在这句话里,可能用and they did也说得通。