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CD用户363773

Because an oversupply of computer chips has sent
prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that
it will cut production by closing its factories for two
days a month.
(A) Because an oversupply of computer chips has
sent prices plunging,
(B) Because of plunging prices for computer chips,
which is due to an oversupply,
(C) Because computer chip prices have been sent
plunging, which resulted from an oversupply,

(D) Due to plunging computer chip prices from an
oversupply,
(E) Due to an oversupply, with the result that
computer chip prices have been sent plunging,
Agreement; Rhetorical construction
 

This sentence describes a causal sequence of
events: Th e oversupply of chips caused prices to
plunge, which in turn caused the manufacturer
to announce factory closings to cut production. 这里的which是连接的定语从句吗？指代前面整句话？
Th e clearest, most effi cient way to express this
sequence is to present the events in chronological
order, as they occurred.

A Correct. Events are presented concisely,
in chronological order.
B Because which refers to plural prices,
it should be followed by are, not is.
C Th e violation of chronological order is
confusing; reference of which is ambiguous.
D Th is backward description of the events
behind the announcement of factory
closings is confusing and awkward.
E Due to followed by with the result is
redundant and unnecessarily wordy.

红线标注的D选项错误的解释我没有弄明白是什么意思，大家能帮忙翻译一下吗？

jenny1989

The oversupply of chips caused prices to plunge, which in turn caused the manufacturer to announce factory closings to cut production  这里的which是定语从句（注意：状语从句才能修饰整句话，定语从句只能修饰靠近的名词！） 修饰的是prices 而to plunge是修饰prices的成分 不影响

due to是介词 后面接简单名词 当遇到复杂名词结构时一般要改成连词（比如本题because）接句子，这样能够更加清楚的表达原因

D选项就有表达不清楚的问题 你看 究竟是芯片价格下降导致生产商要减产 还是芯片价格下降导致供过于求这件事导致了生产商减产呢？

而A里很明确的说是价格下降这个原因导致的 所以是更加清晰和准确的表达

CD用户363773

以下是引用jenny1989在2009/10/11 22:26:00的发言：

The oversupply of chips caused prices to plunge, which in turn caused the manufacturer to announce factory closings to cut production  这里的which是定语从句（注意：状语从句才能修饰整句话，定语从句只能修饰靠近的名词！） 修饰的是prices 而to plunge是修饰prices的成分 不影响

due to是介词 后面接简单名词 当遇到复杂名词结构时一般要改成连词（比如本题because）接句子，这样能够更加清楚的表达原因

D选项就有表达不清楚的问题 你看 究竟是芯片价格下降导致生产商要减产 还是芯片价格下降导致供过于求这件事导致了生产商减产呢？

而A里很明确的说是价格下降这个原因导致的 所以是更加清晰和准确的表达

非常感谢。。关于to plunge是修饰前面noun的成分这个问题我以前一直没注意到，我一直觉得which代表的是前面整句话，即代表价格下降，因为不是价格导致公司作出决定，而是价格下降导致公司做出决定阿。

那这个短语filigree of mashrooms and rootlike tentacleg中的of mashrooms and rootlike tentacle也是修饰成分，所以如果后面再接定语从句，也一定是修饰filigree而不是修饰tentacle对吗？

jenny1989

不一定  n of n后边的定语从句对象要通过逻辑含义来判断

红尘道士

解释赞的，需要时间吸收

Jasonhere

赞2L的MM