很怪的句子结构

Fisherman

Personal trainers and fitness coaches are to the narcissistic 1980’s just like a private fencing master and dancing teacher was to an earlier time.
            

(A) just like a private fencing master and dancing teacher was

(B) as have been a private fencing master and dancing teacher

(C) what private fencing masters and dancing teachers were

(D) what private fencing masters and dancing teachers are（C）

(E) just the same as private fencing masters and dancing teachers had been

答案是C，求解 句子结构

xizzhu

a good question!  i dont' know it either and i want some NN to explain it.

However, i do feel this sentence is sort of comparison.

To the narcisistic 1980's, personal trainers and fitness coaches are what private fencing masters and dancing teachers were to an earlier time.

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xun

据说

A is to B  what C is to D 是一个特殊结构。

另外 C的全复数对仗更整洁吧。

abort

不是NN,是菜鸟，昨天刚看到 A is to B what A' is to B', 是固定用法， 其中what 可以理解为just as,具体的例子一时找不到了
不过这题用排除法也可以做呀AB中的a private fencing master and dancing teache与前面的Personal trainers and fitness coaches

                

            单复数不对，另外A中的like 也只限于名词比较，这里是句子比较，B中的have been和D中的are与 an earlier time不对应。E 中的had been不对