以下是引用梦精灵_Fly在2005-6-13 10:01:00的发言:GWD-1-Q2:
By merging its two publishing divisions, the company will increase their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks.
- their share of the country’s $21 billion book market from 6 percent to 10 percent, a market ranging
- from 6 percent to 10 percent its share of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
- to 10 percent from 6 percent in their share of the $21 billion book market in the country, a market ranging
- in its share, from 6 percent to 10 percent, of the $21 billion book market in the country, which ranges
- to 10 percent from 6 percent its share of the country’s $21 billion book market, which ranges
我觉得是B。请大家再斟酌。我先把OG的例子拿出来。 OG 85: Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.
(A) things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
(B) things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
A of B, which(that)还是A +介词+B,which (that)到底从句修饰谁?我觉得没有固定的规律(尤其是从
GWD看),逻辑意思为大!就好像OG85,从逻辑意思上就只能是修饰marketing,将furniture and
fixtures放入不符合逻辑意思,所以不会有歧义。
我觉得GWD1-2应该是选择B.
book market in the country, which ranges from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks. 我们从后面的range from obscure textbooks to mass-market paperbacks可以知道只能是market能够有这样的range,不可能是country.所以这里没有歧义。
我这里找了另外一个题目来说明逻辑意思来决定是否有歧义:
Factory outlet stores, operated by manufactures, are usually located miles from downtown and regional shopping centers so that they do not compete directly with department stores in the same trading area. 从这个题目我们可能会觉得这个they会产生歧义。因为前面有outlet stores, 有shopping centers。而且shopping centers相隔这么近,读下来很容易觉得they指代的是shopping centers(叮当语法总结我花了两天扫了一下so…that…的用法,发现也有很多时候that后面的代词指代的是最近的那个名词,并没有什么规律)。但是从逻辑意思上我们看到compete的对象是department stores,因此这里的they只能是指代outlet stores.所以并没有歧义。
OG85that没有指代歧义是因为后面的谓语动词是单数,前面只有market一个单数名词,而不是从逻辑意思上判断。OG里有详细解释的。
你举的下一个例子是代词指代,和定语从句修饰对象不一样。代词优先指代主句主语,以及相同成份的名词。这个句子中they和outlet stores都是主语,没有指代歧义。 |