OG 13 Q76! 跪求解答

头疼gpa

Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence,the neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,but their relatively sudden disappearnce during the paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led o their extinction.

A)appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path
B)appear to have been equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
C)appear as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their paths,
D)appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the environment could put in their path,
E)appeared to have been equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path,

OA:B


答案是B, 可是为什么appear不是past tense, 已经是过去的事了啊？

lindberghya

这里是陈述一个现象，用一般现在式表达过去、现在、将来都一直是“看起来如此”，如果用过去式表示现在和以后都不存在appear的内容了。所以用现在时态比较符合语义。类似科学发现等要配一般现在时态

头疼gpa

叶晴豆 发表于 2013-11-22 16:29
"appear" is the verb relative to which sequencing needs to be established=seem. 这里是一个tricky，我 ...

嗯，倒也说得通！谢啦

叶晴豆

"appear" is the verb relative to which sequencing needs to be established=seem. 这里是一个tricky，我一开始看的时候也没有理解。★appear=seem"看来，似乎"，与后句的indicates时态一致。

头疼gpa

Up!!!没人理我！