请教关于YET的使用

braveMBA

在OG 114中
114. From the bark of the paper birch tree the Menomini crafted a canoe about twenty feet long and two feet wide, with small ribs and rails of cedar, which could carry four persons or eight hundred pounds of baggage so light that a person could easily portage it around impeding rapids.
E.baggage yet was so lightChoice

E, the best answer, states that although the canoe could transport cargo of considerable weight, it was light: a canoe . . . which could carry . . . yet was . . . light.... Here, the conjunction yet is appropriately and correctly used to link two verb phrases.
这里YET引导的不是句子，是两个动作，是吗？

在OG184中
184. As measured by the Commerce Department, corporate profits peaked in the fourth quarter of 1988 and have slipped since then, as many companies have been unable to pass on higher costs.
E yet are slipping since then, because many companies were unable to pass on higher costs

In E, yet also requires a comma before it,
这里YET引导的是什么？句子？是否也可以理解成同主语下的谓语并列呢？

YET的作用？请XDJM们讲讲。

另外在114中的那个a canoe....., which...的遥远修饰结构，让人觉得恶心，还有那道古董家具市场的题，让我将定语从句就近修饰的判断优先级又下降了N个级别，别在上面纠缠了，ETS也说不太清，只要人家认为对的，就是对的。

mzyzhu

我的理解：

(1) OG114. canoe ... which carry 4 persons or 800 baggages yet(=but) was so light that...

(2) OG184. 没有感觉到yet前面需要加",", 但是觉得since than 表示yet have slipped since then 较好。

Yet的其他用法，自己平时的总结，仅供参考：

(1):表示：up to present, up to now, so far. 例：...though no such weapons have yet been found by advancing coalition troops. 或者as yet。或者：these measures are not yet opportune
(2)表示：eventually. 例如：The foreign minister of Iran also aimed threatening words at the United States, warning Sunday that "the worst days are yet to come" in Iraq
(3)表示：besides, in addition to: 例如：American steel companies are undergoing yet another wave of mergers and shutdowns。
(4):表示：but.例如：a statement that is seemingly contradictory  to the commen sense and yet is prehaps true。

前3个未副词，经常在阅读中考到。第4个为连接词，一般语法中考的就是这个用法。

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-9-14 2:12:34编辑过]

fyhllj

BraveMBA,

What a good question.

In my opinion, YET is conj. means" and despite it; nevertheless" can used to connect two clauses.
For example,
She said she would be late, yet she arrived on time.

I seldom notice such usages as OG114. May be it is a special usage. For me, just remember it.

OG184, e has so many obvious errors. ETS also require that yet need a clause.

Hope it is helpful, If I am wrong, let me know.

That's a so good question.

braveMBA

多谢MZYZHU、FYHLLJ的意见。对于184中的“In E, yet also requires a comma before it”可能是通常的yet的用法。当然以上2题都可以通过其他方法排除。MZYZHU很细，早就感觉到。

mzyzhu

以下是引用braveMBA在2003-9-14 3:11:00的发言：
对于184中的“In E, yet also requires a comma before it”可能是通常的yet的用法。

严重同意

sbbi

good question! in OG184, I think E are diffrent from D which requires a comma since D is a sperate clause. But for E, i do not think comma is required.

mzyzhu. do you think it is correct to say "Although....., yet....."? thanks!

mzyzhu

顺便复习一下一个GMAT句型：

Just as we cannot say "althugh ... but...", so we cannot say "although ... yet" if "yet" is a used as a connection.

个人意见。