以下是引用xiaoyue45084508在2004-1-24 22:30:00的发言:8. One pervasive theory explains the introduction of breakfast cereals in the early 1900s as a result of the growing number of automobiles, which led to a decline in horse ownership and a subsequent grain glut; by persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed, market equilibrium was restored.(B) persuading people to eat what had previously been horse feed restored market equilibrium 又不理解B为什么是答案了, persuading 的发起者是谁呢??后半句话怎么和前半句连起来呢??这句话的意思怎么理解不通? E答案错在哪里?是因为the awkward passive voice吗?
我来翻译试试:有理论将1900s燕麦早餐的引进解释为运输车辆的增长,这个增长导致了马车运输的减少和谷类的过量供应;说服人们吃以前由马车运输提供的早餐食品可以恢复市场供求平衡。
就是说以前马车运输的早餐不是燕麦(假如是蛋糕),汽车运的是燕麦。如果人们现在不吃新引进的燕麦而还是吃以前马车运输的蛋糕,那么grain的需求会增加(注意,a subsequent grain glut是因为人们不吃了,不是因为供给增多了;就是说grain的供给没怎么变,只是因为人们不吃它,需求减少,相对来说它就glut了)那么市场供给就恢复平衡啦!所以persuading没有具体的发起者,这是英语里常见的啊。
好累……也不知道对不对……
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