Africa's black rhino population in the mid-1970's numbered about 20,000, ten times the estimated population of 2,000 in 1997. A. the estimated population B. that of their estimated population C. more than the population's estimated amount D. more black rhinos than their population estimate E. more than that of their population's estimated amount
答案是A,其中BDE的their指代不清,C中的population和amount作比较了,逻辑错了,只剩下A,不过对于A在句子中的作用还是不太明白,ten times the estimated population of 2,000 in 1997这段应该是20,000的同位语,不过XX times后面直接连接名词的结构好像没有见过,一般都是XX times + 比较级 + than,请问这是什么语法现象?请NN指点:)
倍数+N的用法的确是正确的,举一例,PREP2007-PART2-87-E the automobile company's earning in the first quarter were more than double those of the previous quarter. 那么这里一样可以说more than ten times those of the previous quarter
倍数+N的用法的确是正确的,举一例,PREP2007-PART2-87-E the automobile company's earning in the first quarter were more than double those of the previous quarter. 那么这里一样可以说more than ten times those of the previous quarter
刚又看过一道类似的题,看过语法笔记,这里说的更清楚一点吧。 以“地球比月球大六倍”这个句子为例,下面简单讲一下表示倍数的句型结构。 [1] 倍数的表示一般情况下为:数字+times,如六倍即为:6 times。比较特殊的是两倍,为twice [2] 要表示地球比月球大六倍,我们一般可以有下面三种最基本的表示方法: a)主谓+倍数+as 形容词原形 as+宾语:The earth is six times as large as the moon. b)主谓+倍数+形容词比较级 than+宾语:The earth is 6 times larger than the moon. c)主谓+倍数+形容词对应的表示量的名词 of+宾语:The earth is 6 times the size of the moon. 其中,形容词与其对应的表示量的名词,包括large/big – size, long – length, wide – width等等. 也就是说,倍数+N这样的结构后面跟的名词一般是和形容词对性的表示量的名词,和double又有点区别了,double是可以直接做动词的,比如double the number of ....
其实这里说拿number和number作比较也可以,说拿population和population作比较也可以,除了性质不同外,实际上20000就是population的number,但是这里number和number作比较不能用more,而应用higher or greater,这种下意识的感觉应该在几遍OG后培养出来