GWD31-29,麻烦好心人看下选项翻译~

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29. GWD31-Q29

Rail Executive: Five years ago we discontinued train service between Lamberton and its suburbs because low ridership caused total fares collected to be substantially lower than the cost of operating the service. It is true that recent population growth in the suburban communities suggests increased potential ridership, nevertheless since most of the newer residents own automobiles, restoring the train service this year would still result in serious deficits.

Which of the following, if true casts the most serious doubt on the rail executive’s argument?

A.once train service along a given route has been discontinued, there are substantial start-up costs associated with restoring service along that route.

B.most of the new residents of Lumberton

’s suburbs do not need to travel into Lamberton regularly for shopping or recreation

C.if train service were restored this with increased hours of service there would not be an increase in total ridership

D.A survey conducted last year showed that few people living in Lamberton or its suburbs support increased public funding for mass transportation

E.Recently there have been sharp increases in parking fees in Lamberton and in highway tolls on major commuter routes.
这道题目选择E，但是我看到A也觉得对啊，A是不是说一旦服务被Discountiue,会有Substantial start-up costs出现，也就是及时服务取消了，还有更大的成本出现了？

sdcar2010

A supports the conclusion. It actually explains why restoring the train service is not a wise in term of cost analysis. But your translation is wrong. The start-up cost is for RESTORING service, not for discontinuing service.

In layman's term, the company canceled the train route years ago. If they want to reactivate the train route, it would cost a lot of money to start.

jasonaqua

我想问。B选项为什么不对呢。。因为那边的人不用去L。。所以不是因为有车才引起的没人ride。。

sdcar2010

Residents can go to L for purposes other than shopping and recreation.