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bloodymica

23  A recent New York Times editorial criticized the city’s election board for, first of all, failing to replace outmoded voting machines prone to breakdowns, and secondarily, for their failure to investigate allegations of corruption involving board members.

(A) secondarily, for their failure to

(B) secondly, for their failure to

(C) secondly, that they failed and did not

(D) second, that they failed to（E）

(E) second, for failing to

我选b 两个问题：

1 first of all 是和 second 并列？

2 first中是for doing ，那为什么后面就变成 that+clause的形式了？

求解，谢谢！

jiefu

答案应该是E啊: 结构平行,人称指代合适.

bloodymica

哎，有时候就是没脑子……不知道想什么呢……

wkw5336280

first of all不是副词吗？怎么会和second并列？second不是形容词吗？

mbz

first of all = first

first, second, third,fourth.....

cnvictory

不好意思，结构平行看得不大清楚：

for,first,a ... and for b?

第二个for不重复吗？如果for, first, a and b 不可以吗？

盛哥

不好意思，结构平行看得不大清楚：
for,first,a ... and for b?
第二个for不重复吗？如果for, first, a and b 不可以吗？

-- by 会员 cnvictory (2006/8/26 10:26:00)

这也被我找出来了，我也是有这疑问，求解~~~