GWD-1-Q3 【没问过】

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A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price.  Because technological advances tend to be quickly surpassed and companies want to make large profits while they still can, many companies charge the greatest price the market will bear when they have such a product.  But large profits on the mew product will give competitors a strong incentive to quickly match the mew product’s capabilities.  Consequently, the strategy to maximize overall profit from a new product is to charge less than the greatest possible price.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?



A. The first is an assumption that forms the basis for a course of action that the argument criticizes; the second presents the course of action endorsed by the argument.

B. The first is a consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy; the second is a consideration raised to call into question the wisdom of adopting that strategy.

C. The first is an assumption that has been used to justify a certain strategy; the second is a consideration that is used to cast doubt on that assumption.

D. The first is a consideration raised in support of a strategy the argument endorses; the second presents grounds in support of that consideration.

E. The first is a consideration raised to show that adopting a certain strategy is unlikely to achieve the intended effect; the second is presented to explain the appeal of that strategy.

弱问，5个选项我读的云里雾里的，里面的consideration和appeal到底该怎么解释？consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy到底啥意思呢？ 有哪位好心人可以帮忙翻译一下这选项，先谢谢啦~

sdcar2010

http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_CR/thread-505043-1-1.html

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这个。。恕我愚昧，我就想知道这选项该怎么解释，比如consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy，是翻译成：解释某一战略的呼吁的思考？我这翻译实在不能忍受啊。。

sdcar2010

apeal: attractiveness

consideration raised to explain the appeal of a certain strategy: reasons raised to explain why a certain strategy is attractive

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原来consideration有reason的意思呀，谢谢sdcar2010的耐心答复呀！感觉你好牛的，发的帖子都用英语的，是不是你gmat做题的时候也是直接用英语思考而不是先翻译成中文再思考的呀？

sdcar2010

Yeah.  Thinking in English is the key to train your brain for GMAT or other English standard tests.

sdcar2010

consideration: A factor to be considered in forming a judgment or decision

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哦，明白了。。看来我还差好远呢 Anyway, thank you so much!