The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation's air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
The recent surge in the number of airplane flights has clogged the nation's air-traffic control system, to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts fears among some officials that safety is being compromised.
(A) to lead to 55 percent more delays at airports, and prompts
(B) leading to 55 percent more delay at airports and prompting
(C) to lead to a 55 percent increase in delay at airports and prompt
(D) to lead to an increase of 55 percent in delays at airports, and prompted
(E) leading to a 55 percent increase in delays at airports and prompting
50% increase in delays 要比 55% more delays 清晰。 说More有歧义。
我看到这一个解释,有一点不太明白:Note that in (A), it used "55% more delays." No one has a problem with this. (B) changes it. That in and of itself is a red flag. Thinking about which is clearer, it should be apparent that "55% more delay" means a longer delay instead of a larger number of delays. Distorting the intended meaning of the original sentence = wrong.
意思是, 有S的那个原句,强调的是更多的延误(数量上的), 没有S的那个是强调更长时间的延误?