OG 134

tianwan

134. Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.

(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite

(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years

(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite（D）

(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite

如果A改为 a human being will be struck every nine years by a meteorite, 行不行？

tianwan

谢谢pumpkin mm，偶没注意到对仗。

那么，a human being will be struck every nine years by a meteorite和every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite的意思上有区别吗？

寂寞的自由

4）while的出现，要求前后需要一种结构的对称形式。

自由的拙见,请大家指教

寂寞的自由

134. Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.

所以,D比较对称结构,读起来很美.虽然OG 没提到这个知识点,不过自由琢磨,这也是ETS一个重要的考题思路吧?

valarie

134. Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.

(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite

(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years

(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

(D)every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite

(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite

OG says:

Also, the language of C implies more than can reasonably be maintained: i.e., that a meteorite will strike one person, and no one else, exactly once during every nine-year period. Choice D is best: the phrasing is concise and free of unintended suggestions, and the use of the indefinite article in a human being is appropriate for describing what is expected to be true only on the average.

My question: 为什么c implies “a meteorite will strike ONE person, and NO ONE ELSE, EXACTLY once during every nine-year period”, 而D不会有这种 ”unreasonable implication” ne?

bloodcherry

Also, the language of C implies more than can reasonably be maintained: i.e., that a meteorite will strike one person, and no one else, exactly once during every nine-year period.(定冠词使用得准确性上—one是定冠词，确指一个人)

摘自OG菜鸟手册

peajack

one 是定冠词？

我觉得楼上的分析不对，错误原因是因为用了once（仅仅一次）。

peajack

如果是平均2个人呢？ 不是一定要用two吗（two human beings）？所以我觉得主要原因是once。

可是og有特别强调了不定冠词a的优点，这我就不明白了?

要不就是我理解的one（the single unit or thing) 和ets理解的one (only，such as :the one person she want to marry) 不一样？？？？？？？？

请谁帮帮忙，指点一下

薰衣紫草

1	used to show that you are talking about someone or something that has not been mentioned before, or that your listener does not know about

2	used to show that you are referring to a general type of person or thing and not a specific person or thing

以上是longman对a的解释.  而one强调的是数量, 一个且只有一个. 体会一下这两个词的差别, 相信会理解OG prefer

foreinter

以下是引用薰衣紫草在2005-4-14 13:09:00的发言：

1	used to show that you are talking about someone or something that has not been mentioned before, or that your listener does not know about

2	used to show that you are referring to a general type of person or thing and not a specific person or thing

以上是longman对a的解释.  而one强调的是数量, 一个且只有一个. 体会一下这两个词的差别, 相信会理解OG prefer

还是没体会出来，紫草妹妹能否进一步解释一下？