GWD-18 要考了，急急急

shaoheli

Q18:

The first shots of the American Revolution, fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, were, according to legend, heard around the world, but news of these shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.

A.     shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days
B.     shots that was sent by swift messenger took four days in order to reach New York City, and also another eleven days
C.     shots that were sent by swift messenger took four days to reach New York City and another eleven days
D.     shots took four days by swift messenger in order to reach New York City and another eleven days in addition
E.      shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City and another eleven days

答案是E

有took four days by sb to do这种用法吗？不是took sb four days to do吗？

Avantasia

这个应该不是大问题，对于这种习惯性用于，如果OG没有确定的说过，尽量不要做为判断的依据，有的时候没有见过不代表不对。

everponder

c?

似水无痕

感觉这句话只是单纯的take four days to do结构

by...是通过的意思，表示手段吧

请指正

lurker

by sb作为状语插入是英文习惯用法啊

running

take sb. sometime to do sth.

此处的by ...是指通过（信使）...介词。

如果改成took swift messengers four days ....就对了。