请教一关于指代的题（prep破解中的）THX！！

fallaciwong · 发表于 2011-5-16 10:45:56

To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood, suppliers are growing fish twice

as fast as their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment by nearly half and raising them

on special diets.

(A) their natural growth rate, cutting their feed allotment

(B) their natural growth rate, their feed allotment cut

(C) growing them naturally, cutting their feed allotment

(D) they grow naturally, cutting their feed allotment

(E) they grow naturally, with their feed allotment cut
原句的意思是想表达“供应商养殖鱼类的生长速度和鱼类自然生产速度作比较”，但是正确选项D中___they grow naturally ,THEY会不会有指代不明的嫌疑呢？请NN赐教

原句的意思是想表达“供应商养殖鱼类的生长速度和鱼类自然生产速度作比较”，但是正确选项D中___they grow naturally ,THEY会不会有指代不明的嫌疑呢？请NN赐教

JIERONG1019 · 发表于 2011-6-7 10:46:56

我觉得They是指代suppliers

suppliers are growing fish twice as fast as they grow naturally
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根据平行原则,选择D吧

kate198501 · 发表于 2011-6-7 02:11:36

fish的复数也是fish，所以这里是指代fish的

rainbowmanutd · 发表于 2011-6-7 01:56:16

fish是集体名词吧，应该they指代的就是fish..

刚果 · 发表于 2011-6-7 01:46:48

对啊,我也纠结这个答案,后面两个they都是指fish,如果选D,第一个they指suppliers..............这个很矛盾啊
所以百般无奈选了C啊

fallaciwong · 发表于 2011-5-16 11:02:18

再补充一个问题：在这个题的解释说明中说道“在指代原则中有一条就近指代原则:当一个句子中出现两个以上的复数名词时,复数代词优先指代离它近的复数名词,这条原则用样适用于单数名词.”可是这个题就近的名词是fish,不是复数，而就近的复数名词正好是suppliers.这样不是很令人baffled麼？

kikisunflower · 发表于 2011-5-16 10:48:27

奥，指代好像真滴不大对沃= =||

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