[求助]og134

gigiga0118

134. Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.

(A)                one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite

(B)                a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years

(C)                a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

(D)                every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite

(E)                every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite

這題因為沒定論,所以請哪位牛人好心替大家解答一下

1.The phrase once in every nine years is needlessly wordy in B and C

請問wordy的地方是出現在once上嗎??

我覺得每9年被打到一次挺合理的

longman上的的確確有once every week的用法

2 in every 9 years表現時間副詞,為了跟後面every nine years平衡,我覺得少掉in會好些

3a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

the language of C implies more than can reasonably be maintained: i.e., that a meteorite will strike one person, and no one else, exactly once during every nine-year period.

我的理解是這樣: 流星將會打到那個人每九年一次

首先,one是不定冠詞,這樣用會不知道one在特指哪位??

再來,我猜是說每9年流星就會打到那個人,並不會打到其他人

這與句意不合

以上是我的疑問,煩請大家討論

rakesun

1、every nine years已经有每9年一次的意思了，再加once，对于ETS这帮BT来说，就显得罗嗦了。举几个词典上的例子：Occurring every ten years. 每十年都发生的

He gets home leave every two years他每两年有一次探亲假。

2、问题没看懂，这里也没有2个every nine years要平行的啊

3、我也不太理解。凭感觉吧

beautyup

C) 中的one person不是泛指，好像流星总要打到那个人似的，所以不对。

另外，我理解这个题的思路是从“should”排除的，因为这个事件是一个概率事件，而不是should do的意思，所以选了D

薰衣紫草

其实这题OG解释的很好. 再多读读吧.

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