prep遇到的一道题！！！

kingstorm666

the success of the program to eradicate smallpox has stimulated expert to pursue (what they had not previously considered possible---better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as) measles and yaws.
A.   what they had not previously considered possible---better control, if not eradication, of the other infections such as
C.   something they had not previously considered possible-----better control, if not eradication, of such infections as
答案是C、，不明白A有什么错啊！！！！！

育空

There are 2 problems with A.
- Major problem is "THE other infections." THE is too definitive here, carrying the connotation of "every single one of the other infections."
* THE is also incompatible with "such as":
- Correct: I never read this book, but I read the other books on the shelf.
- Correct: I never read this book, but I read other books on the shelf, such as "Right Hand, Left Hand" and "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."
- Incorrect: I never read this book, but I read the other books on the shelf, such as "Right Hand, Left Hand" and "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."
- Minor problem is "what they had not..." vs. "something they had not..." The "what" construction is awfully strong, suggesting that this was THE ONE THING they hadn't thought possible.
* As an analogy, compare the meanings of "I want to do what I love for a living" and "I want to do something I love for a living." The first suggests that the speaker has one particular field in mind; the second doesn't.

kingstorm666

谢谢拉！！！！LS好强。。。