一条特指、定冠词相关的语法题

weizhi

Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the         research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental         appropriations for Social Security.   
(A) younger and the older people   
(B) younger people and the older   
(C) the younger and the older people   
(D) younger and older people   
(E) people who are younger and those who are older

答案：D，
我选了C，求解为什么不能用两个the

老李同志

因为这是泛指 不是特指哪些人吧

ukyo2003

老李同志 发表于 2015-5-11 11:15
因为这是泛指 不是特指哪些人吧

同意，另外从最优的句子来看，这些人前面没有指定，后面也不需要特指，the都可以没有。所以更优。