请教OG158

swiffer

158. With only 5 percent of the world's population, United States citizens consume 28 percent of its nonrenewable resources, drive more than one-third of its automobiles, and use 21 times more water per capita than Europeans do.
(A)    With
(B)    As
(C)    Being
(D)    Despite having
(E)    Although accounting for

选E，OG上说正确答案必须能establish the contrast between the size of the United States population and the activities of its citizens，而只有D、E能establish the contrast 。我在朗文上查了一下although的用法，没有提到所谓的contrast。我只知道although引导的是让步状语从句，不知OG所说的contrast是何妨神圣，一定要although或despite来引导？

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kgg

I think the two sentences have different (inverse) meaning,  so it is a contrast.

It is a  让步状语从句 to some extent

swiffer

But any one of other choices has different meaning, too. I'm still confused.

晓晓

从中文意思看：
dispite    虽然...但是...，尽管...但是...
although    虽然...但是...

我认为：OG的contrast主要意思就是说构成转折语气，前后内容不就是contrast了吗？  ^_^

swiffer

thx！

mayato

我认为d选项的错误主要在于不应该用having, og的解释里面很清楚

ethyl

让步之后必有转折！这个毋庸置疑！

yaoshuming

但是这个although的省略用法也太怪了吧，不是说although接完整句子，只省略与主句相同的主语吗？这道题是怎么省略的？谢谢

apoab

Hello yaoshuming 我覺得原句是 Although (U.S. citizens) account for only 5 percent of the world's population (即使美國人民只佔世界人口的百分之五,....)然後把U.S. citizens省略 動詞account 加ing  

partime

请问OG-158这一序号从何而来? 我的OG11最多到138. 紫皮书里这道题是18题.谢谢!