请教og17题目

JoyPoplar

681.Many experts regarded the large increase in credit card borrowing in March not as a sign that households were pressed for cash and forced to borrow, rather a sign of confidence by households that they could safely handle new debt.
(A) rather a sign of confidence by households that they could safely
(B) yet as a sign of households’ confidence that it was safe for them to
(C) but a sign of confidence by households that they could safely
(D) but as a sign that households were confident they could safely
(E) but also as a sign that households were confident in their ability safely to

og 解释：Idiom;    Logical predication;    Parallelism
The structure of this sentence expresses negation and affirmation: Many experts regarded X not as a sign that Y, but as a sign of Z. The idiomatic choice of words for this construction should involve two clauses introduced by not as . . . but as. . . . It is also important to connect logically the adjective confident with the noun it describes, that is, households. If the adjective confident or its equivalent noun confidence is related to other words in the sentence, the message loses clarity and power.

A   The idiomatic choice of words to express the negation of one clause and the affirmation of another is not as . . . but as. . . . The affirmed clause is incorrectly introduced by rather. Furthermore, the preposition by does not express the idea that households are confident. The placement of the restrictive clause that they could safely handle new debt after households could also cause confusion.
B   The idiomatic choice of words to express the negation of one clause and the affirmation of another is not as . . . but as. . . . The affirmed clause is incorrectly introduced by yet as. The wording it was safe for them [households] to handle new debt changes the intended meaning, making the households less clearly an agent in the handling.
C   The idiomatic choice of words to express the negation of one clause and the affirmation of another is not as . . . but as. . . . The affirmed clause is incorrectly introduced by but without the as. Furthermore, the preposition by does not express the idea that households are confident.
D   Correct. This version provides the correct logical structure. It also expresses the confidence of households using the most succinct and direct wording.
E   The use of the word also is misleading here. If the first embedded clause is negated, the affirmed second clause cannot also be true. In addition, in their ability, while expressing the same idea as could, is redundant and safely to handle is awkward; the wording in (D) is superior.

红色划线部分的解释没看明白，og的解释有点含糊， 有同学能帮忙解释下么

fxxxfxxx

就是说They could safely handle 比 it was safe for them to handle 要清楚。很明显后面一句比较awkward吧

JoyPoplar

谢谢哈，我当时没理解，现在明白了，句子想表达的意识是人们能安全处理新债务。A指的是处理新债务是安全的，改变了句意。还是很谢谢fxxxfxxx的哈