[E]OG-30，请指点！

excellent

30. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
A.What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
B.The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
C.No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
D.Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
E.Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as

答案没问题。但句中in better sound than was ever before possible的意思不理解，was能省略吗？我记得than ever就可以了。possible在这儿起到什么作用？

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-1-20 12:50:01编辑过]

excellent

OG解释：Besides being wordy, the clauses beginning What was in A and The thing that was in B cause inconsistencies in verb tense: the use of the new technology cannot logically be described by both the present perfect has been and the past was. In B and D, developing the compact disc is not parallel to the use of new technology to revitalize ... performances; in C, the best answer, the noun development is parallel to use. The phrases none the less ... than in D and no less... as in E are unidiomatic; the correct form of expression, no less ... than, appears in C, the best choice.

个人观点：此题经典，应认真掌握！

halcyon

in better sound than was ever before possible

比较对象 为 sound， 在比较从句中作主语，可以省略， 而且 好像只要 比较对象在主句作主语， 都省略，如发现例外，请指出。

Snazzy

以下是引用excellent在2004-1-18 18:42:00的发言：
30. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.
A.What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
B.The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
C.No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
D.Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
E.Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as

答案没问题。但句中in better sound than was ever before possible的意思不理解，was能省略吗？我记得than ever就可以了。possible在这儿起到什么作用？

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-1-20 12:50:01编辑过]

i think it is 插入语，meaning 'disc is in better sound than it was ever before possible' ' disc sounds better than ever before'

Snazzy

OG: The thing that was in B cause inconsistencies in verb tense: the use of the new technology cannot logically be described by both the present perfect has been and the past was.

what does it mean? thanks

terry_awesome

这里NO LESS 的用法谁能总结下不？呵呵…………

雪落无声

the explaination in Longman


2
no less
a) used to emphasize that an amount or number is large
no less than
By 1977, the USA was importing no less than 45% of its oil.
b) used to emphasize that the person or thing you are talking about is important or impressive
Our awards were presented by the mayor, no less. The message came from no less a person than the prime minister.

c_fishchou

能不能请大伙帮忙翻译一下这个句子？

不知干吗一下子脑子转不过来，想了好久都想不明白。

ricee

和CD的发展同样具有不寻常意义的要数通过新技术来重新翻录前-LP（黑胶唱片）时期录制的一些经典演出这一运用，并且（这些翻录）在音质上达到前人所不能及的水平。