这道题我最初也选错E了,中了GMAC的着,正确答案应该是C。解释参考白勇语法书307页第13题: 13. Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War, Horace Pippin, a Black American painter, worked by holding the brush in his right hand and guiding its movements with his left. A. Having the right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War B In spite of his right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War C Because there had been a sniper’s bullet during the First World War that crippled his right hand and arm D The right hand and arm being crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War E His right hand and arm crippled by a sniper’s bullet during the First World War 正确答案:E
白勇解释:His right hand and arm crippled by---是名词+分词短语形式独立主格结构,放在句首(编者按:也可放在句未,请参看白勇语法11页对独立主格结构的说明)表示伴随原因
本题中的考点跟上题几乎一模一样。 另外笔者认为,纯从语法上看,E也没错。但逻辑含义似乎C会更好,因为如果用ing形式引导从属部分,其功能应该是作主句的伴随结果,而不是原因,但综合看句子的逻辑含义,主句部分应该是从属部分的结果而非原因。大致翻译一下:声音在水中传得更远,因为声波的能量不会被水中的介质渐弱。这样似乎更符合逻辑也。欢迎大家讨论 |