LES MM问过的问题，尚未有答案

雪落无声 · 发表于 2004-5-27 01:09:00

a of b, c, and d of e,

请问大家这里前后两个of的归属问题，哪个包含哪个，哪个又先于哪个

如何判断of的归属问题呐?语法书上只有A of B的解释，但是多个并列的时候就不明白如何判断了

企盼NN！！！

weiyu · 发表于 2004-5-27 01:20:00

Xiaoxue,

The only way to understand the phrase may be (a of b), c, and (d of e)

a of b (and) c, and d of e (and cannot be omitted)

a of b, and (c of and d of e).

To be discussed....

cmtn · 发表于 2004-5-27 01:42:00

C in the middle is very 不爽，why not, C, A of B and D of E?

LES · 发表于 2004-5-27 01:46:00

谢谢雪落无声mm帮我顶啊！

又看了几题OG，发现这种用法就是会引起歧义的。所以尽量避免或可有其他方法保证不产生歧义。下面举个例子：

128. New hardy varieties of rice show promise of producing high yields without the costly requirements of irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer by earlier high-yielding varieties.

(A) requirements of irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer by earlier high-yielding varieties

(B) requirements by earlier high-yielding varieties of application of commercial fertilizer and irrigation

(C) requirements for application of commercial fertilizer and irrigation of earlier high-yielding varieties

(D) application of commercial fertilizer and irrigation that was required by earlier high-yielding varieties（E）

(E) irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer that were required by earlier high-yielding varieties

Choice E, the best answer, clearly and grammatically expresses the idea that two costly procedures, irrigation and the application of... fertilizer, were required by earlier high-yielding varieties of rice. In A, the placement of by earlier... varieties immediately after application of fertilizer suggests that the varieties applied the fertilizer. In B and D, the phrase application of... fertilizer and irrigation is ambiguous in meaning: it cannot be clearly determined whether applying fertilizer and irrigating are a single operation or two distinct operations. In C, only irrigation—not both irrigation and fertilization—is clearly associated with the earlier... varieties of rice.

偶觉得这里irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer 可以有两种理解：
1.( irrigation and application) of commercial fertilizer 这个是单数概念
2. irrigation and application of commercial fertilizer 这个是复数概念
但是因为后面紧跟的定语从句的谓语是复数were所以避免了歧义。

为什么1会是单数概念，偶也不太确定，但请看下面的例题：
60. According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house on its own land is still a goal of a majority of young adults, like that of earlier generations.

(A) like that of earlier generations

(B) as that for earlier generations

(C) just as earlier generations did

(D) as have earlier generations（E）

(E) as it was of earlier generations

The intended comparison should be completed by a clause beginning with as and containing a subject and verb that correspond to the subject and verb of the main clause. In E, the best choice, it refers unambiguously to the phrasal subject owning... land, the verb was corresponds to is, and today’s young adults are appropriately compared to earlier generations. Choices A and B lack a verb corresponding to is and a clear referent for that. Choices C and D are confusing and illogical because their verbs, did and have, cannot substitute for is in the main clause.

请NN指正！谢谢！

weiyu · 发表于 2004-5-27 02:54:00

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