prep1-148 改变原意了吗

nickjay

subtle.

if you're a native speaker of english, and especially if you read a lot, you may be able to pick up on the general vibe of "awkwardness" in choice (c). it's just not as well written as choice (b), although i understand that this principle is intangible and therefore frustrating.

here are two non-"awkwardness"-based, mechanical reasons to choose (b) over (c):
1) the second half of the parallel structure says "eggs ... hatch", wherein "hatch" is in the present tense. in choice (b), "require" is also in the present tense, creating parallelism, whereas in choice (c), "requiring" is a participle (not parallel to "hatch").
2) the word "have" in choice (c) creates a slight but noticeable change of meaning (remember that you have to read VERY literally). specifically, it shifts the focus to those fish that have the eggs, i.e., are in literal possession of the eggs. that's not the point of the sentence; the point is just that some fish produce eggs that require months to incubate, whether they "have" those eggs or not.

but, again, this problem is very, very subtle. my advice above all would be to notice the kind of writing that appears in correct answers, vs. the kind of writing that appears in incorrect answers - and adjust your thought processes accordingly.

nickjay

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铭HAO

C哪里表达不准确了呢？

醒醒Shine

xiaoqiaoli 发表于 2011-6-2 20:46
C的意思是，有蛋的鱼，这个蛋可能是鱼的也可能不是鱼的。这样就会不符合原文的意思。并前that have eggs感 ...

总算看懂了，谢谢！