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delldell

Corporations have found a resonably quick resolution of disputes, confidentiality, and dramatically reduced costs are the advantages of settling differences privately by using mediators rather than the courts.

(A)a resonably quick resolution of disputes, confidentiality, and dramatically reduced costs
(B)that dramatic reduction of costs, confidentiality, and resonably quick resolution of disputes
(C)that dramatically reduced costs, confidentiality, and resonably quick resolution of disputes
(D)that confidentiality, dramatically reduced costs, and a resonably quick resolution of disputes
(E)dramatically reduced costs, confidentiality, and a resonably quick resolution of disputes

我选B, 有人选D 我不知道正确答案, 大家讨论

dreadpower

   我选D，个人分析如下

   A：（1）of的平行上有歧义，（2）少了that

   B：（1）dramatic reduction of costs强调reduction，原文意思上要修饰cost

          （2）resonably quick resolution of disputes前面少了a，或者就要补充为resolutions

   C：resolution同B

   E：少that不如D好

LES

偶选C。resolution在此应该为不可数名词。

见Longman
▶SOLUTION◀
[singular,uncountable] when someone solves a problem, argument, or difficult situation
resolution of
a forum for the resolution of commercial disputes

日本王八

妹妹，若果resolution是不可数名词，前面怎们会有冠词a啊？？？嘻嘻？？不过我也选c

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睡熊

答案应该是(B)，全部是抽象名词的并列。

kid

偶选B，同意睡熊观点。
(A)a resonably quick resolution of disputes, confidentiality, and dramatically reduced costs
(B)that dramatic reduction of costs, confidentiality, and resonably quick resolution of disputes
(C)that dramatically reduced costs, confidentiality, and resonably quick resolution of disputes
(D)that confidentiality, dramatically reduced costs, and a resonably quick resolution of disputes
(E)dramatically reduced costs, confidentiality, and a resonably quick resolution of disputes
A和E都少THAT，C的cost和resolution不对称。
reduction,confidentiality,resolution，都是具有动作性质的名词，和advantage对应。
recuced cost作为结果和具有动作性的名词resolution不平行。

szgmater

我选C

dramatic是形容词，如果是B，drmatic costs好象讲不通。

ios

C

in B,dramatic reduction of costs中心词是reduction，而原文（根据逻辑）应是costs。另dramatic reduction of costs,....感觉of可以包括后面的内容，有奇异的嫌疑。

mariezhu

我选B,不是costs本身是个adavantage(没有costs才会是呢), 而是能大幅削减cost的这一行为是优点之一.

bunnier

To choose among B, C, and D, the logical question to ask is: what are the advantages of settling differences privately?
1. confidentiality
2. resonably quick resolution of disputes
3. dramatically reduced costs vs. dramatic reduction of costs
Is "dramatically reduced costs (reduced money)" an advantage? It doesn't quite make sense. However, dramatic reduction of costs is an advantage?
I'd choose B.

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