大全987－840，两处结构不明白～

ereanor

  The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

(A) The United States petroleum industry’s cost to meet environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.

(B) The United States petroleum industry’s cost by the end of the decade to meet environmental regulations is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

(C) By the end of the decade, the United States petroleum industry’s cost of meeting environmental regulations is projected at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

(D) To meet environmental regulations, the cost to the United States petroleum industry is estimated at ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum by the end of the decade.（E）

(E) It is estimated that by the end of the decade the cost to the United States petroleum industry of meeting environmental regulations will be ten percent of the price per barrel of refined petroleum.

我选了D，答案是E

不明白of meeting environmental regulations是个啥搭配，to meet也没啥错呀～

United States petroleum industry’s cost 和cost to the United States petroleum industry 有啥区别？我看了大全的解释，但只说是有区别，没指出区别在哪～～

路过的NN帮个忙啊～～

ereanor

顶下！

yd_charles

meet regulations

cost 能当其逻辑主语么？

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-11-29 11:58:11编辑过]

ereanor

对噢！cost 不能自己去MEET，谢谢charles：）