请教07prep语法笔记 SC2_07

longyan009

So-called green taxes, which exact a price for the use of polluting or nonrenewable fuels, are
having a positive effect on the environment and natural resource base of countries as varied as
China, the Netherlands, and Hungary.

(A) as varied as
(B) as varied as are
(C) as varied as those of
(D) that are as varied as
(E) that are varied as are
(A)    正确，varied是过去分词作后置定语修饰countries。
(B) are多余，会有和taxes比较的歧义。
(C) those指代不清楚。

我选的C，我觉得用those of 来比较， the environment and natural resource base of countries，和 those of China, the Netherlands, and Hungary很对称啊。没什么问题啊？为什么错了呢？
请教大侠们。

steve_chem

countries as varied as China, the Netherlands, and Hungary
红色部分应该是作后置定语修饰countries，否则，选C逻辑有问题，varied 是修饰countries而不是those。