真题， 有争议。。。

sensornet

我觉得现在的分歧在于队最后一句话的理解，

that statistic would be what we would expect even if volunteering does not boost longevity

到底because是解释would be 还是解释does not boost？

Xandria

A!

dingrhan

sensornet, 我也的确唯独对这句话有所踌躇...再捉摸一下下...

happyfish0517

that statistic would be what we would expect even if volunteering does not boost longevity, because         

即使志愿者不更长寿，我们也能得到这样的统计数据，因为_______________

happyfish0517

我虽然不倾向于选A，但是我也看不懂C的语法结构是什么？？

C)the symptoms of various conditions and diseases, provided the symptoms are mild.

谓语是PROVIDED还是ARE??不懂，哪位NN解释一下，谢谢！

illing

以下是引用happyfish0517在2005-6-13 16:53:00的发言：

that statistic would be what we would expect even if volunteering does not boost longevity, because         

即使志愿者不更长寿，我们也能得到这样的统计数据，因为_______________

应该是  即使“志愿行为”不导致长寿。。。。。。

happyfish0517

恩，对！马虎了...随便看了一眼就往上写了，sorry

即使志愿行为不导致长寿，我们也能得到这样的统计数据...

illing

他们讨论的意思是说 选C 可以这样翻译
即使志愿行为不导致长寿，数据也会成为我们想要的那样，因为。。

梦精灵_Fly

When people engage in activities that help others, their brain releases endorphins, the brain’s natural opiates, which induce in people a feeling of well-being. It has been suggested that regular release of endorphins increases people’s longevity. And a statistic on adults who regularly engage in volunteer work helping others shows that they live longer, on average, than adults who do not volunteer. However, that statistic would be what we would expect even if volunteering does not boost longevity, because          .
A)       in the communities studied, women were much more likely to do regular volunteer work than men were, and women tend to live longer than men do.
B)       the number of young adults who do regular volunteer work is on the increase the feelings of well-being induced by endorphins can, at least for a time, mask
C)       the symptoms of various conditions and diseases, provided the symptoms are mild.

注意这里一个however,也就是说后面的内容和前面是不一样的，就是说试验结果不能证明help others导致长寿。而A答案却在进一步加强however前面的结论。所以A不对。

但是however后面说了，虽然不能证明能够导致长寿，但是还是可以得到the result we expect，也就是说help others (做志愿者）还是有好处的.C就是说了好处就是生病症状也mild一些，虽然不能证明长寿。

我支持C

remona9t

有一个问题：文章说 however, the statistic would be what we would expect, 说数据会像我们所希望的那样，可这个数据statistics到底指的是什么？根据原文是说：数据就是表明做公益活动的人要活得长。

如果是想楼上说的那样，statistic（实际上就是原文的结论）等同于result we expect,这个result指的是公益活动对人有好处？原文哪里体现了这一点呢？

想问问原文想要论证的结论到底是什么？