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Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.

A. Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.

B. Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning was considered among her contemporaries as a better poet than her husband, she was later overshadowed by his success.

C. Later overshadowed by the success of her husband, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry had been considered among her contemporaries to be better than that of her husband.

D. Although Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s success was later overshadowed by that of her husband, among her contemporaries she was considered the better poet.

E. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry was considered among her contemporaries as better than her husband, but her success was later overshadowed by his.

答案是D.

关于选项A  the better poet than 用法是错误的，应该是 a better poet than.... 请问这是固定搭配吗？ 以下是OG和Ron的解释，但我并没有看懂......

OG的解释： This version of the sentence misuses theidiom the betterpoet, most likely confusing itwith the idiom a betterpoet than.

Ron的解释： To convey a clear comparison, THE better must be PRECEDED by the the two nouns being compared. Anyone who sees a film featuring the team of Adam and Bob invariably concludes that Adam is THE better actor. Here, THE better is correctly preceded by Adam and Bob (the two nouns being compared). In A, the better is NOT preceded by her husband (one of the two nouns being compared). Eliminate A.  Only LIKE things can be compared.

我是根据比较对象不 make sense 排除的了AB  ：   Elizabeth Barrett Browning/ she 和  his success  请问这样可以的吗？  OG的解析里并没有提及这个考点。

希望各位G友能来解答，互相交流，谢谢啦。

原野清风

the 和 a 的区别的话，是特指和泛指把，前面并没有讨论到better poet 所以用特指the不好，这题确实用比较对象排除比较快，success 与人不可比

小目标750

原野清风 发表于 2018-12-6 15:18
the 和 a 的区别的话，是特指和泛指把，前面并没有讨论到better poet 所以用特指the不好，这题确实用比较对 ...

同意！