做对了，就成高手？？

gemj

OG和885里就有。

remeo

以下是引用gemj在2003-9-29 22:17:00的发言：
第8题我是错了无数次，现在还是不很清楚怎么回事。
第9题我倒是觉得可以与下面的这个结构类比：
If I were you, I would…

one pervasive theory explains the introduction of breakfast cereals in the early 1900s as a result of the growing number of automobiles, which led to a decline in horse ownership and a subsequent grain glut; by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, market equilibrium was restored.
(a) by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, market equilibrium was restored
(b) persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored market equilibrium
(c) by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, it restored market equilibrium
(d) the persuasion of people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored market equilibrium
(e) market equilibrium was restored when people were persuaded to eat former horse feed


在b和e之间我考虑了一下，此处如果用e的话，不好之处有二：
1）只能表达出market equilibrium was restored和people were persuaded to eat former horse feed是同时发生的，却并没有表明两者之间真正想要表达的因果联系，b则很清楚地表达了这一点
2）e中market equilibrium was restored缺少可行的逻辑主语，没有b所表达的意思完整。

其实这和og上一道题很相似，主要是涉及到when从句做状语所表达的意义不够清晰。
我记得og上那题是在and 连接的2个谓语动词和when从句之间选择，og选择了and，解释就是我上面所说的。

不知我说的有道理否？还请指正。

gemj

我觉得remeo说的有一定道理。

但我对这个题目的理解是：
E不对，原因在于“former horse feed”，因为人不可能去吃“以前的马食”，只能吃“what had previously been horse feed”；
A不对，因为by persuading的逻辑主语好像是market equilibrium，逻辑不通；
C不对，除了与A同样的原因外，还因为IT没有合理的指代对象。
这三点，我都比较肯定。

而对于D，我觉得问题可能出在“the persuasion of people to eat”中后面的“to eat”，因为我查了“美国传统词典”，有这样的例句：
The persuasion of a democracy to big changes is at best a slow process (Harold J. Laski)
“要民主国家做重大变革，最好能缓慢进行”(哈罗德J.拉斯基)

TO后面跟的是名词，也就是说TO是作介词用，我现在的疑问是，这里的TO后面能象 the ability of sb to do sth 中的TO那样跟动词吗？
或者，D为什么错呢？

joice

8, B is right.

gemj

谢谢joice，我知道答案是B，你能帮解释一下D为何错吗？

nettalker

8、
persuading people to eat 动名词做restored的主语逻辑上不太通。实际上restore的主语在此不清楚，实际上也没必要搞清楚，因为此句意思重点在于market equilibrium was restored。
因此直接用被动表示更合理。记得og还是东方补充材料上有一题就是如此，找不到合适的主动发起者，就用了被动语态。实际上生活中很多地方表客观事实，不需要强调发起者时都可能用被动语态。
个人意见

gemj

那你能不能帮着解释一下E中的“former horse feed”呢？谢谢！

solome

我是从原句要表达的意思上面推的选b ,
是通过persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed的手段，
达到这个目的market equilibrium was restored.所以要把它放在主语的位置。
而e中使用的when从句，感觉上是在强调一种时间条件

joice

以下是引用gemj在2003-9-30 21:14:00的发言：
谢谢joice，我知道答案是B，你能帮解释一下D为何错吗？

B is  neat. E i feel :
1. B says what restore M.E and E says when M.E happen.
2. E use passive verb + no agency of action.
           

felix2816

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