再问Prep 12

gonghao

 今天无意又看到这题，看看以前的理解真是。。唉。。不提了

现在的想法是这样的

12. The success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated experts to
pursue what they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as measles and yaws.

A. what they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as ，这里the other infection 或者 other infections才对由于后面是measles和yaws，所以the不对，one... the other....这里，theother的使用有问题

B. what they had not previously considered a possibility -- better control, if not
eradication, of such infections like 这里such as，like不能做举例

C. something they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not
eradication, of such infections as

D. something not considered a previous possibility -- better control and perhaps
eradication, of other infections such as 这里possiblility的使用错误，something considered a previous possiblity，应改为something someone consider possible，of的修饰对象不存在了

E. the possibility of what they had not previously considered possible -- better
control and possibly eradication of infections like这里possiblity和possible重复意思，like不能做举例，of应该跟在control后

12. The success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated experts to
pursue what they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as measles and yaws.

A. what they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as ，这里the other infection 或者 other infections才对由于后面是measles和yaws，所以the不对，one... the other....这里，theother的使用有问题

B. what they had not previously considered a possibility -- better control, if not
eradication, of such infections like 这里such as，like不能做举例

C. something they had not previously considered possible -- better control, if not
eradication, of such infections as

D. something not considered a previous possibility -- better control and perhaps
eradication, of other infections such as 这里possiblility的使用错误，something considered a previous possiblity，应改为something someone consider possible，of的修饰对象不存在了

E. the possibility of what they had not previously considered possible -- better
control and possibly eradication of infections like这里possiblity和possible重复意思，like不能做举例，of应该跟在control后

ssyy23

possibility用法是什么啊，是不是有possible， 就不选possibility？

huangkang3039

There are 2 problems with A.
- Major problem is "THE other infections." THE is too definitive here, carrying the connotation of "every single one of the other infections."
* THE is also incompatible with "such as":
- Correct: I never read this book, but I read the other books on the shelf.
- Correct: I never read this book, but I read other books on the shelf, such as "Right Hand, Left Hand" and "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."
- Incorrect: I never read this book, but I read the other books on the shelf, such as "Right Hand, Left Hand" and "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."
- Minor problem is "what they had not..." vs. "something they had not..." The "what" construction is awfully strong, suggesting that this was THE ONE THING they hadn't thought possible.
* As an analogy, compare the meanings of "I want to do what I love for a living" and "I want to do something I love for a living." The first suggests that the speaker has one particular field in mind; the second doesn't.

lisaireland

谢谢！我本来也给选成A了，看来我要注意呢！！

hugcd

好细的考点，彻底学习了

rongnai

学习了~