OG 89

joywzy

89. A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.
there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were
there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were
every thirty-two pupils now have one micro­computer, four times as many than there were
every thirty-two pupils now has one microcom­puter, four times as many as
Choices A, B, and C appropriately use the construction "one X for every thirty-two Y's" to describe the ratio of computers to pupils, but only C, the best answer, is error-free. In A, are does not agree with the subject, one microcomputer; furthermore, in A, B, and D, than is used where as is required. Choices D and E reorder and garble the "one X ..." construction, making four times as many refer illogically to pupils.

Choices D and E reorder and garble the "one X ..." construction, making four times as many refer illogically to pupils.这是什么意思呢？为什么会有学生相比呢？不明白啊？？？

能讲讲吗？谢谢。

yzlinlin

D补全后是： every thirty-two pupils now have one micro­computer, (every thirty-two pupils) [are] four times as many than there were

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joywzy

为什么不能是：

every thirty-two pupils now have one micro­computer, (compuer is ) four times as many than there were

joywzy

以下是引用joywzy在2003-11-26 12:18:00的发言：
为什么不能是：

  every thirty-two pupils now have one micro­computer, (compuer is ) four times as many than there were

这个还是没懂，能讲讲吗？谢谢。

jandj_shanghai

以下是引用joywzy在2003-11-26 12:18:00的发言：
为什么不能是：

  every thirty-two pupils now have one micro­computer, (compuer is ) four times as many than there were

呵呵，你是不是忘记平行结构啦。
首先至少应该是 (computer is ) four times as many as it was
而且这样的话省略的是computer，和前面句子得主语并不相同，因此是不能省略的。


C: [there is] now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as [there were]

E: every thirty-two pupils now has one micro­computer, four times as many as <-- 改为as many as they did。但是这样的话理解一下句意，four times其实指的是一种状况，而非强调pupil的动作。这样也是不如C来的好的。

不过我有点想不通的是，为什么用there were而不是there was呢？难道是four times在作怪？

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lizaz

已经讨论过一回了，
http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=23&ID=26698
可是我还是不太明白，觉得这可能是英语的一种习惯用法，希望高人能再解答一下。

paopao

为什么不能是：

  every thirty-two pupils now have one micro&shy;computer, (compuer is ) four times as many than there were

为什么不能是there was ?

谢谢

paopao

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rt316

我认为这道题A/D区别关键在于A的表达是比例，而D/E的表达是具体数字，那么从逻辑上只能是代表32的数字可以是其他数字的4倍，而代表1的数字无法合理地成为整数的4倍。

jnlvo

感觉"含数字的主语+谓语，as many as/more than+省略句"这类句型的比较首先指向主语。如果要指向宾语觉得","可省。且此题D理解成one computer four times as many (as)than there were似乎没有什么意思，不可能理解为一个计算机是1/4计算机的四倍。答案C是个比例没有这种歧义。