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The first shots of the American Revolution, fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, were, according to legend, heard around the world, but news of these shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.
A. shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days
B. shots that was sent by swift messenger took four days in order to reach New York City, and also another eleven days
C. shots that were sent by swift messenger took four days to reach New York City and another eleven days
D. shots took four days by swift messenger in order to reach New York City and another eleven days in addition
E. shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City and another eleven days
答案是E，我选的是C，感觉是修饰问题，但是对句子又不是非常明晰
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jtrchina

that were sent by与by都足以表现投递动作通过messenger 发出的含义
在不出现歧义的情况下，简洁为美

非姿非凡

但是如果是简洁唯美的话那么took four days in order to 没有C的简洁啊~~
我感觉还是修饰问题~但是具体又说不清楚

xyh133

选项C 是被动句，且sent这个动作有发出者swift messenger ，这就不简洁了有明确的动作发出者，主动优于被动