各位NN,路过帮俺瞅瞅?

zhqkai

各位NN,路过帮俺瞅瞅, D凭感觉选对了, 但觉得D的句子有歧义也?

In 1990 over 90 percent of the jobs in Alameda’s manufacturing companies were filled by workers who moved to Alameda because they had skills for which there was no demand in Alameda prior to the introduction of microelectronics there.

prior to the introduction of microelectronics there修饰的是谁呢? 是moved还是there was no demand呢? 如果没搞清楚, 就会有句子歧义. 谢谢!

The proportion of manufacturing companies in Alameda that use microelectronics in their manufacturing processes increased from 6 percent in 1979 to 66 percent in 1990. Many labor leaders say that the introduction of microelectronics is the principal cause of the great increase in unemployment during that period in Alameda. In actual fact, however, most of the job losses were due to organizational changes. Moreover, according to new figures released by the labor department, there were many more people employed in Alameda in the manufacturing industry in 1990 than in 1979.

3.     Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the discrepancy between the increase in unemployment and the increase in jobs in the manufacturing industry of Alameda?

(A) Many products that contain microelectronic components are now assembled completely by machine.

(B) Workers involved in the various aspects of the manufacturing processes that use microelectronic technology need extensive training.

(C) It is difficult to evaluate numerically what impact on job security the introduction of microelectronics in the workplace had before 1979.

(D) In 1990 over 90 percent of the jobs in Alameda’s manufacturing companies were filled by workers who moved to Alameda because they had skills for which there was no demand in Alameda prior to the introduction of microelectronics there.（D）

(E) Many workers who have retired from the manufacturing industry in Alameda since 1979 have not been replaced by younger workers.

yaoyao99

"Prior to..." describes "there was no demand."  The sentence can be rewritten as: "There was no demand of their skills prior to the introduction of microelectronics in Alameda," or "prior to... there was no demand of their skills."

zhqkai

以下是引用yaoyao99在2006-5-5 12:23:00的发言：
"Prior to..." describes "there was no demand."  The sentence can be rewritten as: "There was no demand of their skills prior to the introduction of microelectronics in Alameda," or "prior to... there was no demand of their skills."

Thanks for Yaoyao99's explanation!

If "Prior to..." describes "there was no demand." 原文的含义就是这些工人有在microelectronics 引入之前Alameda没有需求的技术, 他们搬到Alameda, 这些工人在1990年占有90%的Alameda manufacturing companies 的job. 这样的话, 怎么能解释: unemployment increase和jobs in the manufacturing上升呢?

谢谢!

zhqkai

Ding! Xieie!

yaoyao99

Population A1 = local people in Alameda who worked at the factories BEFORE the introduction of microelectronics in Alameda
Population A2 = local people in Alameda who worked at the factories AFTER the introduction of microelectronics in Alameda
Population B = people who moved in to Alameda AFTER the introduction of microelectronics in Alameda

Now the fact is:
1. Great increase in unemployment => A1 > A2 (people lost jobs)
2. Increase in manufacturing jobs => A1 < A2 + B

The reason is B is a large number, supported by choice D.

zhqkai

Yaoyao99': Thank you very much! I got it!

pumpkin

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=24&ID=74827&page=1

发贴标题请楼主参考这个链接。感谢。