求教2道语法题,万分感激！

maxminzt

1、Pablo Picasso,the late Spanish painter,credited African art with having had a strong influence on his work.
a with having had
b for its having
c to have had
d for having
e in thatit had
这句话什么意思？为什么选a？考了什么知识点？


2、The colorization of black-and-white films by computers is defended by those who own the film rights,for the process can mean increased revenues for them;many others in the film industry,however,contend that the technique degrades major works of art,which they liken to putting lipstick on a Greek statue.
a which they liken to putting lipstick on a Greek statue
b which they liken to a Greek statue with lipstick put on it
c which they liken to lipstick put on a Greek statue
d likening it to a Greek statue with lipstick put on it
e likening it to putting lipstick on a Greek statue
这句话什么意思？为什么选e？

adamjcw

解释得好

清绿地

here Which refers to major works of art. We need to refer to the technique here. So down to D & E. And the technique is compared with the act of putting lipstick, not with the statue as such. So E.

maxminzt

屌爆了！3q

shevit

1、Pablo Picasso,the late Spanish painter,credited African art with having had a strong influence on his work.
a with having had
b for its having
c to have had
d for having
e in thatit had
这句话什么意思？为什么选a？考了什么知识点？


2、The colorization of black-and-white films by computers is defended by those who own the film rights,for the process can mean increased revenues for them;many others in the film industry,however,contend that the technique degrades major works of art,which they liken to putting lipstick on a Greek statue.
a which they liken to putting lipstick on a Greek statue
b which they liken to a Greek statue with lipstick put on it
c which they liken to lipstick put on a Greek statue
d likening it to a Greek statue with lipstick put on it
e likening it to putting lipstick on a Greek statue
这句话什么意思？为什么选e？

-- by 会员 maxminzt (2011/6/4 14:53:37)

第一个考固定搭配：credit A to B 把A归于B
credit A with B  认为A 有B
A is credited with B A被认为有B


第二个：liken A to 也是固定搭配
意思是只有拥有电影版权的公司才可以用电脑将黑白电影上色，这个技术给公司带来巨大收入；但是，电影行业的其他人指出这项技术降低了电影的艺术性，就像给完美的希腊雕塑涂上口红一样不好。
ABC中which不能指代前面一句话，排除，D wordy，面目全非选项~E有仇报仇选项。