刚才在一个论坛上看到如下解释,
Lets bring Obama into the picture instead of Hally, the comet for a moment
Rephrase
with C - In no other election did Obama cause such a sensation as (he
did) in his presidential race of 2008. (We can omit 'he did' and still
convey the same meaning)
Sensation caused by Obama in all the previous elections is compared with sensation caused by Obama in presidential race.)
In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldwide sensation as (it did) in its return of 1910-1911
Rephrase
with A - In no other election did Obama cause such a sensation as did
his presidential race of 2008. ( Incorrect comparison. Sensation caused
by Obama in all the previous elections is compared incorrectly with
sensation caused by presidential election. But we should compare sensations caused by Obama in both the cases.)
In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldwide sensation as
(did its return in 1910-1911) B - no need to discuss. Had is not necessary. Changes the meaning.
Rephrase
with D - In no other election did Obama cause such a sensation as his
presidential race of 2008 did. (again sensation by Obama is compared
with sensation caused by presidential election. Same problem as A.
In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldwide sensation as
(its return of 1910-1911 did )Rephrase
with E - In no other election did Obama cause such a sensation as his
presidential race of 2008. ( Here sentence ends abruptly. Here
sensation caused by Obama is compared with presidential race itself.
In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldwide sensation as
its return in 1910-1911Ofcourse we all can come up with explanations once we know OA.
Nice One. +1 to the poster.
-- by 会员 热带鱼 (2008/12/19 22:55:00)