不同时间的比较是否到底应该补出Helping words。这个似乎存在矛盾,请看下述立场:
(1)Ron明确指出需要补充
more than ten times as much energy is generated through wind powernow as in 1990. Is this correct ? No: because you needan explicit tense change. this is thepurpose for "...was the case" in the correct version here: it changesthe tense from "is generated"(present tense) to "was thecase" (in 1990). Ifyou don't have that explicit tense change, then the sentence is still talkingin the present tense (which is nonsense if you're referring to something thatwas true in 1990 and has since changed). In no otherhistorical sighting did Halley’s comet cause such a worldwidesensation as (it did) in itsreturn of 1910-1911. No Problem,because there is no tense change. more analogues:
i can run as fast on grass as on concrete
i can run as fast on grass as i can onconcrete
--> both correct (no tense change)
but...
i can run as fast now as in high school --> incorrect, since i'm not in high schoolanymore.
i can run as fast now as i could in high school --> correct, with the necessary tense change.
(2)OG16-90 Prices at the producer level are only1.3 percent higher now than a year ago andare going down, even though floods in the Midwest and drought in the South arehurting crops and therefore raised corn and soybean prices.
(A) than a year ago and are going down, even though floods in the Midwest anddrought in the South are hurting crops and therefore raised
(B) than those of ayear ago and are going down, even though floods in the Midwest and drought inthe South are hurting crops and therefore raising
(C) than a year ago and are going down, despite floods in the Midwest anddrought in the South, and are hurting crops and therefore raising
(D) as those of a year ago and are going down, even though floods in theMidwest and drought in the South hurt crops and therefore raise
(E) as they were a year ago and are going down, despite floods in the Midwestand drought in the South, and are hurting crops and therefore raising 对于A的解释,OG这么说:AThe first part of this version of the sentenceillogically compares prices to a time; the second part of the sentenceindicates that a completed action (raised . . . prices) results from an ongoingpresent condition (floods . . . and drought . . . are hurting crops). 即:OG在这道题中的立场是,不应该这么比。(虽然没说要补出Helpingword)
(3)OG16-104 Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this yearthan last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil thanthey were last year.
(A) Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year thanlast because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oilthan they were
(B) Heating-oil prices are expected to rise higher this year over last becauserefiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did
(C) Expectations are for heating-oil prices to be higher this year than lastyear’s because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel for crude oil more thanthey did
(D) It is the expectation that heating-oil prices will be higher for this yearover last because refiners are paying about $5 a barrel more for crude oil nowthan what they were
(E) It is expected that heating-oil prices will rise higher this year than lastyear’s because refiners pay about $5 a barrel for crude oil more than they did 这道题A正确答案里,确是Heating-oil prices are expected to be higher this year thanlast。没有补出因为时间改变的Helping words!!
请大牛指点,到底是否应该补出helping words。。。
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