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龙莲心

According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation’s four-year colleges and universities.
(A) equivalent to the enrollment of
(B) the equivalent of those enrolled in
(C) equal to those who are enrolled in
(D) as many as the enrollment of（E）
(E) as many as are enrolled in

请问大牛B C怎么不行啊？those不能指people吗？

feid1984

132. According to a study by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, companies in the United States are providing job training and general education for nearly eight million people, about equivalent to the enrollment of the nation's four-year colleges and universities.



(A)  equivalent to the enrollment of



(B)  the equivalent of those enrolled in



(C)  equal to those who are enrolled in



(D)  as many as the enrollment of



(E)   as many as are enrolled in



The phrases equivalent to in A, the equivalent of in B, and equal to in C have too broad a range of meanings to be used precisely here: that is, they can suggest more than merely numerical equality. Also, as quantitative expressions, equiva­lent and equal often modify nouns referring to uncountable things, as in "an equivalent amount of resistance" or "a volume of water equal to Lake Michigan." To establish numerical comparability between groups with countable members, the phrase as many as is preferable. Choice D, however, uses this phrase improperly in comparing eight million people to enrollment, not to other people. The comparison in E, the best choice, is logical because people is understood as the subject of are enrolled.

feid1984

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龙莲心

多谢提议。。。如果我不提问，会有大牛闲得手痒滴~~~哈哈

龙莲心

上面这个解释我看了啊，没怎么看明白，但是看明白一点：貌似没有解答我的疑问呢。我的问题是those为什么不可以指people

feid1984

those 可以指代people。错是错在equal、the equivalent ，不准确。