对于一个seem的用法的疑惑 求NN解答！

Sherry大宝贝

Unlike other Mayan cities, Cancun's commercial power throughout the
lowlands seems to be from using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands,
which were a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities.
A. Cancun's commercial power throughout lowlands seems to be from using its
strategic position at the foot of the highlands, which were a source of jade,
obsidian, and other valuable commodities
B. Cancun's commercial power throughout the lowlands seems to have come from
using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, a source of jade, obsidian,
and other valuable commodities
C. the commercial power of Cancun throughout the lowlands seemed to have
come from using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, a source of jade,
obsidian, and other valuable commodities.
D. Cancun seemed to be using its strategic position at the foot of the highlands,
which was a source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities, in becoming
commercial power throughout the lowlands
E. Cancun seems to have used its strategic position at the foot of the highlands, a
source of jade, obsidian, and other valuable commodities, to become a commercial
power throughout the lowlands


加粗的则是答案。 我知道E是对的 但是我对于D选项有点疑惑 除了知道D中的 in becoming是不ok的以外 我还觉得seemed有点问题 但是又说不出来.... 有NN可以跟我解答一下，就是D和E选项中 seemed和seems在这道题目中的不同吗 谢谢！！！

Sherry大宝贝

Gkibt 发表于 2017-1-29 09:02
不不，不是这个意思。seemed这个词在这里其实的错误原因是跟句意有关。

这句话翻译：不像其他玛雅城市， ...

谢谢！！完全懂！！！

Gkibt

Sherry大宝贝 发表于 2017-1-29 07:56
哈哈 活捉一个解答我CR问题的超级大好露珠

我想问一下 是不是seem一般都不要用过去时态的意思呀? ...

不不，不是这个意思。seemed这个词在这里其实的错误原因是跟句意有关。

这句话翻译：不像其他玛雅城市，坎昆的商业能力（通过低地势）好像是从使用它的。。。。。。（这样句子翻译是错的，但是能从里面体会到原句A选项想表达的意思）

那么它的逻辑意思就是：现在坎昆的商业能力发展已经是个事实，我现在再跟你说的（题目这句话）是我对于现在的事实进行的一种评价也好，推测也罢。

如果是D选项的话，seemed 过去式，表示的是，这个能力是在过去发生的，现在可能已经不存在了。

所以这也是为什么Ron说seemed的出现改变了原句句意。

Sherry大宝贝

Gkibt 发表于 2017-1-29 06:31
'seemed to be using': unacceptable change of meaning. the past-tense 'seemed' says that that's the  ...

哈哈 活捉一个解答我CR问题的超级大好露珠

我想问一下 是不是seem一般都不要用过去时态的意思呀?

Gkibt

'seemed to be using': unacceptable change of meaning. the past-tense 'seemed' says that that's the way it seemed to the mayans living in cancun long ago, whereas the sentence is clearly designed to say that's the way it seems to us now.
* i don't like 'in becoming', which smacks of what the gmat would call 'idiom error'. there's no answer key for these things, of course, but i do have the feeling that the gmat would label this as an idiom error.

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