Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as the current one.
A. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as
B. equally likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are
C. equally likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
D. as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as
E. as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are. oa是E,请问各位NN,
如果E可以补出
as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are (to exceed ) the current one (speed limit)
为什么D项不可以补成
as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit as they will exceed the current one ?这样就不是一个that从句跟一个短语的比较了吧?
as...as是与than相似的比较结构,
step 1 找第二个as右边的被比较元素,D是the current speed limit本身,E是they are the current speed limit,由于选项E补出了be动词,可以认为比较的是第二个as前的整句话
step 2 第二个as左边是否能找到与右边对应的被比较元素,D中被比较的核心词是likely,即某种可能性与speed limit作比较,显然是不合逻辑的;而E中的核心词是exceed speed limit这个行为,与另一种与current limit相关的行为作对比
借用你这个说法,part A和part B应能结合成一个整句。而part C则在和part A + part B平行的基础上,省略一些相同的词语。
例:Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit (蓝色是完整的句子)as they are the current one.
红色部分可以拓展成与蓝色部分平行的句子:They are (as likely to exceed) the current speed limit.