while vs as OG10 Q69

GMATGL

    

Although she had signed a pledge of
abstinence while being an adolescent，Frances Willard was 35 years old before she chose to become a
temperance activist．

    

(A)  while being an adolescent

    

(B)  while in adolescence

    

(C)  at the time of her being adolescent

    

(D)  as being in adolescence

    

(E)       
as an adolescent

查了longman，觉得这道题目应该这样理解

While: during the time that something is happening. Ex. She met Andy while working on a production of Carmen.

As: when someone was in a particular age group. Ex: As a young man, Eliot had studied art in Paris.

可以发现，As 在这里确实好，说明Fances在做那件事情的时候的particular age group. 而while的时间段更短，而且表示同时发生。所以OG的解释是A,B are unidomatic. C,D,错误比较明显。

希望大家指正。

yanzie

很好的解释！

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