[求助]OG12-03

Jessielynn

3. Although various eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American poets had professed an interest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native American forms in their own works, until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.

(A)  until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study
(B)  until almost 1900 scholars and critics had not begun seriously studying
(C)  not until almost 1900 were scholars and critics to begin seriously to study
(D)  it was not almost until 1900 when scholars and critics began to seriously study
(E)  it was not until almost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studying

答案是E, 我选的正确，但是觉得OG的解释不太理解。。。
根据时间的逻辑顺序，前半句话用了过去完成，那么后半句出现了时间点就应该用过去时，所以排除B
然后说until almost 1900的位置不对，不知道是用来修饰第一个动词还是后面的动词。。。对于这个解释有点不理解了。。

个人认为这句话应该理解成it was not until的强调句，通过整句话的逻辑意思理解，用强调句更能突出直到。。。时候才。。。的意思，所以用E最好

还有一个问题，就是C如果改成 not until almost 1900 did scholars and critics begin seriously to study 对不对，用not until的倒装句，请牛牛们指教~~~~

谢谢啦~~

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/10/11 21:34:59编辑过]

jenny1989

我的看法 until almost 1900属于介词短语，在句中作状语 可以往前修饰从句 也可以往后修饰主句

这里犯了“夹心”错误  

我们可以这样理解：1.虽然18，19世纪的美国诗人就对当地诗歌感兴趣并意图模仿，直到1900，学者才开始学习。。

                    (这里是指学者从18.19世纪直到1900都感兴趣并意图模仿）

                  2.虽然18，19世纪的美国诗人就对当地诗歌感兴趣并意图模仿，直到1900，学者才开始学习。。

                    (这里是指学者只在18，19世纪感兴趣，但是到1900才开始学习）

很明显，这两句的含义和强调重心都是不一样的，所以又歧义

而E用强调句使这里修饰对象单一，所以更清晰

个人认为C那样改过是可以的，倒装强调的是倒装部分 强调句强调的是强调部分 所以这两个重心一致

Jessielynn

谢谢楼上的解答~~“夹心”错误，嗯。。很形象~明白了

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jenny1989 发表于 2009-10-11 22:03
我的看法 until almost 1900属于介词短语，在句中作状语 可以往前修饰从句 也可以往后修饰主句这里犯了“夹 ...

同意！