及求斑竹：新问题－想要个确定答案

pengfei1102

：

Organized in 1966 by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Breeding Bird Survey uses annual roadside counts along established routes for monitoring of population changes of as many as. or of more than 250 bird species, including 180 songbirds.

(A) for monitoring of population changes of as many as, or of

(B) to monitor population changes of as many, or

(C) to monitor changes in the populations of

(D) that monitors population changes of

(E) that monitors changes in populations of as many as, or

The answer is C.

C is the best choice. The phrase to monitor changes is idiomatic as a statement of purpose ([in order] to monitor), and the intended meaning is expressed concisely and accurately. Neither A nor B produces the idiomatic phrase "... as many as, or more than, 250 ..."--a phrase that would be needlessly wordy here. Also, for monitoring of in A is less concise and idiomatic than to monitor, and population changes in B is less precise than changes in population. In D and E, the pronoun that has no singular noun (required by the verb monitors) to which it can logically or grammatically refer. Survey already has its verb in uses, and no other noun can perform the action of monitors

为什么：produces the idiomatic phrase "... as many as, or more than, 250 ..."--

问：新东方是不是说过 as many as 后面不跟具体数值。。  

如OG-5

1.        Carbon-14 dating reveals that the megalithic monuments in Brittany are nearly 2,000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors.

(A) as old as any of their supposed

(B) older than any of their supposed

(C) as old as their supposed

(D) older than any of their supposedly（B）

(E) as old as their supposedly

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yingni_lu

不是斑竹，不过这题我做过

第一题：A如果对，起码应该是of as many as, or more than....（没有or后面的of）

B如果要对，起码是as many 后面有as，否则就像你highlight的OG解释说的那样Neither A nor B produces the idiomatic phrase

pengfei1102

：新东方是不是说过 as many as 后面不跟具体数值。。  

如：OG5 不能说  “我三岁 和你一样大”

应说成：我和你一样大。

或者; 波比你大三岁。

3 TIMES AS MUCH AS 除外。这是虚数。

请NN 指导 。

ford424

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=23&ID=135637&replyID=&skin=1

里面有对各种表示方法的总结，希望能帮上你！

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-4-21 8:07:40编辑过]

pengfei1102

以下是引用pengfei1102在2006-4-20 23:54:00的发言：

：新东方是不是说过 as many as 后面不跟具体数值。。  

如：OG5 不能说  “我三岁 和你一样大”

应说成：我和你一样大。

或者; 波比你大三岁。

3 TIMES AS MUCH AS 除外。这是虚数。

请NN 指导 。

thank you.

pengfei1102

请 nn 指导

rosmarine

新东方的教条真是误人子弟啊！尤其碰上些只知道死记硬背的主儿。---对不起，如有冒犯请多谅解，大实话难免逆耳

找了两个句子给你参考，看看新东方的原则适不适用。

OG语法第274题：Egyptians are credited with having pioneered embalming
methods as long ago as 2650 B.C.

OG逻辑第129题：Clinical trials of new drugs, which occur after the patent is granted
and before the new drug can be marketed, often now take as long as 10 years to
complete.

pengfei1102

谢谢~

OG-5

1.        Carbon-14 dating reveals that the megalithic monuments in Brittany are nearly 2,000 years as old as any of their supposed Mediterranean predecessors.

(A) as old as any of their supposed

(B) older than any of their supposed

(C) as old as their supposed

(D) older than any of their supposedly（B）

(E) as old as their supposedly

Choices A, C, and E do not state the comparison logically. The expression as old as indicates equality of age, but the sentence indicates that the Brittany monuments predate the Mediterranean monuments by 2,000 years.

这个 怎么解释阿~      i choose A

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pengfei1102

看了前面的贴 。OG-5 好像应该 这样解释。。

1. 原题中的意思说明monuments是predate的

2. 如果要表达和后面的一样老, 而且是一样的2000年那么老, 就应该写成: 2000 years old, as old as....

   2000 years as old as...这种表达是错的.

请NN继续讨论。。