TT-GWD 2-30，大家是怎么理解的？

gmat928

Most insomnia is not A so much as B of another problem that may simply be a a reaction to X, Y, or Z.

这样是不是清楚点

levix

觉得A比较顺，可是有的GWD答案是E阿，说不过去。

banbanshu

典型的平行题~~~全都是平行

chenwei55143

hi it's "not...as/so much as" structure

sun2046

TT-GWD 2-30

Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.




A.  an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply  be a reaction to certain medications

B.  an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications

C.   so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction

D.  so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications causing a reaction

E.   so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

答案选的A.

看了原来的讨论贴依然没有思路。

如果是A的话句子的结构很别扭阿！！

请大家帮我看看吧~

-- by 会员 兔斯基 (2008/4/18 19:58:00)

sun2046

查到not ...so much as是 与其说……不如说……的意思。
这样可能好理解句子一些

-- by 会员 pupuxiao (2009/8/24 19:13:00)

这里是两个略有不同的用法，很容易混淆
1. not so much... as ... (not 和so much是连着的) 是 与其说...毋宁说...的意思
e.g. The ocean do not so much divide the world as unite it. 与其说海洋是把世界分隔开了还不如说是把世界连接起来了
e.g. The glittering wealth of Venice was attributable not so much to exotic spices as to commonplace salt, a commodity Venetians exchanged in Constantinople for the spices of Asia. (这貌似是某个GMAT题(A选项)，不过没找到出处)

2. (否定句) so much as ... 这个否定句可以是含有not ,no 或者without之类，大多数时候与后面的so much as 分开。 但跟上面的idiom的不同之处就在于so much 和 as 是连着的
>意思可以是but rather:
  e.g. I'm not looking at her so much as I am studying her hat. 我没在看她，只不过是在看她的帽子
>也可以是even:
  e.g. From outside, no one could see so much as a light on in the house. 从外面只能看到房子里的灯而已
  e.g. He just marched in here withoutso much as a by-your-leave and picked a book off my shelf!
  他就这么走进来问都不问一声就从我书架拿书。 (注:without so much as a by-your-leave 是比较老式的固定习语，是do something without permission的意思，此处这个习语不是重点，只是为了举个so much as的例子)

所以这道题是第二种用法: (否定句)... so much as ...,
Most insomnia is not an illness or a physicalcondition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reactionto certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a jobinterview.
so much as 在这儿的意思就是but rather
失眠不是an illness or a physicalcondition 疾病或生理状况 而是a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reactionto certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a jobinterview. 一些其它问题(可能只是简单的对药物的反应,旅行前的激动,或者面试前的焦虑)的症状。

主干：most insomnia is not ... so much as ...
"that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a jobinterview".修饰 another problem

-- by 会员 silvia03 (2010/10/10 18:42:25)

00410041

感谢解答 说得好

wildmantomba

good post

wildmantomba

1、parallelism:排除BCDE
N1 Prep N2, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview 排除BCD
an illness...a physical condition...a symptom排除BE

2、simply vs simple排除BCD

ruru0304

C不是很好么。。。