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丫丫兔

119.Executives and federal officials say that the use of crack and cocaine is growing rapidly among workers, significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already are a cost to business of more than $100 billion a year.

(A) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already are a cost to business of
(B) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, which already cost business
(C) significantly compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, already with business costs of
(D) significant in compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and already costing business
(E) significant in compounding the effects of drug and alcohol abuse, and already costs business

为什么不是“which      have already cost bussiness”呢？“我觉得already说明已经，所以该加个have”。。。

[此贴子已经被作者于2008-7-20 23:34:30编辑过]

丫丫兔

anyone help?

tamama

already 可以跟一般現在時態使用.

Definition

already   
adverb
1
        before the present time:
I asked him to come to the exhibition but he'd already seen it.
The concert had already begun by the time we arrived.
I've already told him.
As I have already mentioned, I doubt that we will able to raise all the money we need.

2
            earlier than the time expected:
Are you buying Christmas cards already? It's only September!
I've only eaten one course and I'm already full.

TODD_XIE

这个definition是什么字典查的啊.貌似很不错...

丫丫兔

以下是引用tamama在2008-7-21 16:54:00的发言：

already 可以跟一般現在時態使用.

Definition

2
   earlier than the time expected:
Are you buying Christmas cards already? It's only September!
I've only eaten one course and I'm already full.

谢谢MM

  我再好好体会一下*