难题-补充材料 52;23

littlebluesk

23    Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility to the plan, the research report indicates that both younger and the older people approve of governmental appropriations for Social Security.
(A) younger and the older people
(B) younger people and the older
(C) the younger and the older people
(D) younger and older people
(E) people who are younger and those who are older
答案选d; c为什么不对?

52 In cold-water habitats, certain invertebrates and fish convert starches into complex carbohydrates called glycerols, in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze.
(A) in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze
(B) effectively manufacturing antifreeze of its own
(C) in effect manufacturing their own antifreeze
(D) so that they manufacture their own antifreeze
(E) thus the manufacture of its own antifreeze
答案选c; d为什么不对?

请指教!!!!

braveMBA

23、the younger和the older已经表示了年轻人和老年人的统称，那个PEOPLE是多余的。D中去掉了THE，变成了younger [people] and older people是合理的表达方式。

52、so that必须紧跟被修饰对象，例如certain invertebrates and fish convert starches into complex carbohydrates  so that.....

littlebluesk

thanks!!!!!!
For example,
"you are really  "nn" so that you can anwer my question" is right. however,
" you are really "nn" called " strong man", so that you can anwer my question" is wrong.

braveMBA

注意，这些原则尽量不要把它绝对化，要选优，而不是说别的就一定是错误的。至少so that的用法，或者是so...that的用法在ETS、PRINCETON、KAPLAN里都是这样的，但是 PRINCETON和KAPLAN也是为了迎合ETS，因为人家出题，看它们的解释里也充满了无奈和苦涩。哈哈。