Prep-T2-Q143

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Test2-143. (32383-!-item-!-188;#058&006902)

Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people, it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.

(A) Pacific has a population of only a few million people, it is
(B) Pacific has a population of only a few million people, they are
(C) Pacific is populated by a only a few million people, and it is
(D) Pacific, having a population of only a few million people, is nonetheless
(E) Pacific, populated by only a few million people, yet they are


Ans: (A)

请问(A)it指的是什么呀?
如果是constellation 这个字不是代表星座
            或
            群集吗?
这样翻译起来不是很怪?

Icanw

Yes, it指的是the vast constellation. 用了比喻的手法。
这句可以翻译成 尽管点缀在南太平洋海域的星罗棋布的岛屿群仅拥有几百万的人口，但是在世界上6000种语言中， 有6分之一的语言都发源于这个岛屿群。