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gonghao

我感觉that是修饰devastation and enslavement，这是个复合名词，应该作为单数

owning and living  is still a goal of a majority of young adults

 

耳目一新的感觉，

我是理解成了【在一个已经杀死了很多西半球民族的所谓的进步】

司香尉

刚才又去翻了一下，忽然想起来A and B用什么谓语动词这还真是个我一直疑惑的老问题，

885 SEC A-24 & SEC C 24，

这是我一直有些模糊的语法点。

SEC A 24. Through the years, the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee has attracted an international following of discerning consumers.
(A) the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee has
(B) the coffee of Kenya, with its exquisitely subtle and superbly rich flavors, have
(C) the exquisitely subtle, superbly rich flavors of Kenyan coffee are what has
(D) Kenyan coffee’s superb richness and exquisite subtlety of flavor has
E) the exquisitely subtle flavors and superb richness of Kenyan coffee have

答案E

SEC C 24. The endurance and consistency of baseball star Lou Gehrig, known as “The Iron Horse,” are legendary.
(A) The endurance and consistency of baseball star Lou Gehrig, known as “The Iron Horse,” are legendary.
(B) The endurance and consistency of Lou Gehrig, a baseball star know as “The Iron Horse,” is legendary.
(C) Known as “The Iron Horse,” the endurance and consistency of Lou Gehrig, the baseball star, is legendary.
(D) The reason baseball star Lou Gehrig is known as “The Iron Horse” is because of his legendary endurance and consistency.
(E) Known as “The Iron Horse,” baseball star Lou Gehrig’s endurance and consistency are legendary.

答案A。

以上2题谓语都是复数。

但是OG60的提干偏偏又自己打破了这条规律。

司香尉

以下是引用gonghao在2006-6-7 15:05:00的发言：

我感觉that是修饰devastation and enslavement，这是个复合名词，应该作为单数

owning and living  is still a goal of a majority of young adults

 

耳目一新的感觉，

我是理解成了【在一个已经杀死了很多西半球民族的所谓的进步】

别下定论啊，大家继续讨论哦，ETS有时候非常流氓的，用一些所谓的公里，然后在自己的题目里自打嘴巴的前例不是没有。

stellaleigh

devastation and enslavement in the name of progress that has decimated

个人认为devastation 同decimate语义基本一致。 翻译出来就是毁灭+奴役“毁灭”了土人。而且跳跃修饰不常见，如果就近修饰符合逻辑意思，为什么还要去跳跃修饰？这里的progress有讽刺含义，是贬义的了，那种所谓的进步屠杀了XXX

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香香茶

首先感谢楼上各位的讨论。

大全注释这样解释司MM帖的第二个例子

endurance  忍耐(力), 持久(力), 耐久(性) + consistency 一致性(指比赛中的一贯如一的发挥或表现)

应为两个事物. 所以应为复数。For examples, The Apple and banana of that peddler are my favorite fruits.

According to the sentence, "endurance" and "consistency" here are two different meanings, therefore, you should use plural here. While as to the principle of LZM, the two nouns should tell the same things.
  

Does this mean the "owning and living in a freestanding house" in OG60 refer to only one thing?

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gonghao

我是理解成了【在一个已经杀死了很多西半球民族的所谓的进步】

一种对进步的贬义

司香尉

恩，我刚才又去翻了翻字典：有这样一个例句

in the name of religion/freedom/science etc
using religion, freedom etc as the reason why something is done - used especially when you disapprove of what someone is doing
例如：cruel experiments on animals carried out in the name of science

那么可以不可以说science that kills a lot of animals呢？如果可以的话，我觉得progress that has decimated也可以成立。

gonghao

对于抽象性名词时候是符合名词的判断太过牵强了

很难说和在一起是一个意思还是两个意思

所以我一般看到and总认为是复数的

司香尉

是这样的话，如果选E的话，大家对这个特指有什么意见？

是不是如果有限制性修饰成分that has decimated， the可以特指限制性定语从句所表示的对象

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stellaleigh

以下是引用香香茶在2006-6-7 15:27:00的发言：

首先感谢楼上各位的讨论。

大全注释这样解释司MM帖的第二个例子

endurance  忍耐(力), 持久(力), 耐久(性) + consistency 一致性(指比赛中的一贯如一的发挥或表现)

应为两个事物. 所以应为复数。For examples, The Apple and banana of that peddler are my favorite fruits.

According to the sentence, "endurance" and "consistency" here are two different meanings, therefore, you should use plural here. While as to the principle of LZM, the two nouns should tell the same things.
  

Does this mean the "owning and living in a freestanding house" in OG60 refer to only one thing?

如果动作的发出者是以个人那么动词应改用单数