再问GWD21里的：PP-SC45

恶意

PP-SC45



Hydrocarbons, with which fruit flies perfume themselves in species-specific blends, are known to be important in courtship, and apparently this assists flies that taste the hydrocarbons on prospective mates to distinguish their own species from that of others.







A.and apparently this assists flies that taste the hydrocarbons on prospective mates to distinguish their own species from that of



B.and apparently this assists flies when they taste the hydrocarbons on prospective mates in distinguishing their own species from those of



C.which apparently assists flies that tastes the hydrocarbons on prospective mates in being able to distinguish their own species from



D.apparently assisting flies to taste the hydrocarbons on prospective mates to distinguish their own species from those of



E.apparently assisting flies that taste the hydrocarbons on prospective mates in distinguishing their own species from

关于D,E的取舍，前人讨论多集中在those的指代和assist的用法上。我想问另外一个问题：如D所示，此apparently assisting flies to 。。形式的逻辑主语是什么？是hydrocarbons还是courtship？若是courtship则有指代不清之嫌啊，若是H,那么怎么可能翻译为 H 协助苍蝇吃了H？
故我选了没有这个问题的E。

求点拨

xyh133

而且E中说distinguishing their own species from others，到底有说明others 哪方面呢？

xyh133

你去看og， 优先归优先，但却会有歧义的，这就是为什么在gmat考试，选项中有新名词名词出现，90%以上是正确答案

恶意

很明显答案是D，E中第一个that指代flies，但后面的their指代却又歧义：句子之前可有flies、hydrocarbons ，到底指代什么？在gmat中出现了两个可指代的，错。

另外distinguish A from B
     distinguish between A and B
所以很明显D正确

谁说出现两个可指代的就错了？白勇语法明确说，复数代词they和单数代词it，在句子中如果有两个以上的指代，优先指代离它最近的单词。 如果逻辑错误才错。
本题their指代离他近的苍蝇，逻辑上没有问题。that也是修饰苍蝇的。

jtrchina

assist files to taste... to distinguish..., to distinguish 是 to taste的目的, to taste是assist files去做的动作...
those of others = species of others 与 their species并列
不知道这样理解对么

-- by 会员 crazyxxx (2010/5/24 14:16:37)

others已可以表示other species,如再加those of 则变成了species of other species,显多余

crazyxxx

assist files to taste... to distinguish..., to distinguish 是 to taste的目的, to taste是assist files去做的动作...
those of others = species of others 与 their species并列
不知道这样理解对么

xyh133

很明显答案是D，E中第一个that指代flies，但后面的their指代却又歧义：句子之前可有flies、hydrocarbons ，到底指代什么？在gmat中出现了两个可指代的，错。

另外distinguish A from B
     distinguish between A and B
所以很明显D正确

silent7706

相信自己 答案是E

D:
1.assist习语搭配不正确,assist ……in……
2.those没有指代对象，即使改为that，也不正确
3.如楼主所述，句子表述错误，H无法发出帮助动作，只能说在Flies发出distinguishing 动作中起到辅助作用。

PS 又见DOTA达人  而且是大后期

-- by 会员 jtrchina (2010/5/23 19:37:13)

GWD的答案是D。。。所以我很困惑-。-
谢谢朋友指点！PS：DOTA大学时期沉迷许久 现在偶尔娱乐 呵呵

-- by 会员 恶意 (2010/5/23 20:11:05)

握个手
无虑岁月一去不复返
长大了


有机会切磋

-- by 会员 jtrchina (2010/5/23 20:16:48)

Thanks a lot!

realric

同意E    distinguish sth from sth
             distinguish this of sth from that of sth

jtrchina

相信自己 答案是E

D:
1.assist习语搭配不正确,assist ……in……
2.those没有指代对象，即使改为that，也不正确
3.如楼主所述，句子表述错误，H无法发出帮助动作，只能说在Flies发出distinguishing 动作中起到辅助作用。

PS 又见DOTA达人  而且是大后期

-- by 会员 jtrchina (2010/5/23 19:37:13)

我想请问下，关于第二点，是"those"没有指代对象，还是应为指代模糊。因为无法判定"those"是指代"hydrocarbons", "mates" or "species"中的某一个?


谢谢。

-- by 会员 silent7706 (2010/5/24 0:28:51)

others=other species  所以Those这里多余了