[求助]OG-56

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OG (11th) - 56

56. In a plan to stop the erosion of East Coast beaches, the Army Corps of Engineers

proposed building parallel to shore a breakwater of rocks that would rise six feet above the waterline and

act as a buffer, so that it absorbs the energy of crashing waves and protecting the beaches.

(A) act as a buffer, so that it absorbs

(B) act like a buffer so as to absorb

(C) act as a buffer, absorbing

(D) acting as a buffer, absorbing

(E) acting like a buffer, absorb

答案是C

请问 这里的 parallel 的词性是什么？怎么翻译理解？

多谢大家
   

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/7/16 11:51:53编辑过]

松鼠gg

提议和海岸线平行建一个拦水坝,

building的宾语是a breakwater of rocks，但是这个宾语被后置了，因为它后面要接一个很长的从句。