以下是引用gemj在2003-11-28 20:14:00的发言: 是A,B and C, and D的形式。 不能理解为“act...和sound...是类似伴随状语的成分,修饰主语residents在take on the duty of defending the entrance时的状态”,因为如果这样修饰的话,acting as sentinels and sounding的位置不能放在这里。
to 小女公子,正如后面大家讨论的说法。我认为,是一个层次的问题。B C的动作是对defending的补充,而真正和A并列的是D。
看一下OG的解释:Because the verb phrases used to describe the bats' duties are governed by the phrase different duties such as, they should each be expressed in the present participial (or "-ing") form to parallel defending and scouting.
可否看成是such as defending the entrance和 scouting outside the cave for new food and roosting sites并列然后 to act as sentinels and to sound 做目的状语解释 such as defending the entrance,选D呢?