PREP一道题

lainemai

Although the first pulsar, or rapidly spinningcollapsed star, to be sighted was in the summer of 1967 by graduate studentJocelyn Bell, it had not been announced until February, 1968.

A Althoughthe first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was in thesummer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, it had not been announceduntil February, 1968.

B Althoughnot announced until February, 1968, in the summer of 1967 graduate studentJocelyn Bell observed the first pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, tobe sighted.

C Althoughobserved by graduate student Jocelyn Bell in the summer of 1967, the discoveryof the first sighted pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, had not beenannounced before February, 1968.

D Thefirst pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, to be sighted was observed inthe summer of 1967 by graduate student Jocelyn Bell, but the discovery was notannounced until February, 1968.

E Thefirst sighted pulsar, or rapidly spinning collapsed star, was not announceduntil February, 1968, while it was observed in the summer of 1967 by graduatestudent Jocelyn Bell.

这道题的正确选项是D，但是我在D里发现了一个问题，to be sighted 和was discovered难道不是重复了吗？求大神指点~

lainemai

暗夜迦蓝 发表于 2014-10-17 17:10
嗯 是这样的 但是你如果把to be sighted去掉 就变成了第一颗P是被XXX观察到的 意思不对了吧
to be sighte ...

嗯了解，谢啦~

暗夜迦蓝

lainemai 发表于 2014-10-17 15:33
那么p既然to be sighted了，为什么后面还是要强调它被发现了呢~好纠结

嗯 是这样的 但是你如果把to be sighted去掉 就变成了第一颗P是被XXX观察到的 意思不对了吧
to be sighted把P限定在那一颗

lainemai

暗夜迦蓝 发表于 2014-10-16 20:58
个人见解 to be sighted是后置定语修饰pulsar的，而 was observed是主句的谓语动词，不矛盾
翻译过来是 第 ...

那么p既然to be sighted了，为什么后面还是要强调它被发现了呢~好纠结

暗夜迦蓝

个人见解 to be sighted是后置定语修饰pulsar的，而 was observed是主句的谓语动词，不矛盾
翻译过来是 第一颗被观察到的脉冲星是在1967年夏天被Bell发现的，但这项发现指导1968年2月才被公布
A项it指代不明，逻辑上应该指前句的核心意思，即这项发现，这里却可能指代pulsar
B项逻辑顺序反了，应该是先发现再公布
C项although引导的分句没主语
E项 pulsar被announced逻辑错误，只有Discovery才能被announced