急！GWD13其中一句不懂~

傻熊有傻福

In American Genesis, which covers the century of technological innovation in the United Statesbeginning in 1876, Thomas Hughes assigns special prominence to Thomas Edison as archetype of the independent nineteenthcentury inventor. However, Hughes virtually ignores Edison’s famous contemporary and notorious adversary in the field of electric light and power, George Westinghouse. This comparative neglect of Westinghouse is consistent with other recent historians’ works, although it marks an intriguing departure from the prevailing view during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for decades afterward) of Edison and Westinghouse as the two “pioneer innovators ” of the electrical industry.
划线句应该怎么翻译？还有下面的题为什么选E？
T-9-Q7

T-9-Q7

The author of the passage implies that the shift away from the views of Westinghouse’s contemporaries should be regarded as

A.a natural outgrowth of the recent revival of interest in Edison

B.a result of scholarship based on previously unknown documents

C.reflective of modern neglect of the views of previous generations

D.inevitable, given the changing trends in historical interpretations

E.surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had

cappuccino202

This comparative neglect of Westinghouse is consistent with other recent historians’ works, although it marks an intriguing departure from the prevailing view during the inventors’ lifetimes (and for decades afterward) of Edison and Westinghouse as the two “pioneer innovators ” of the electrical industry.

这一相对忽视W的观点是和现在其他历史学者一样的，虽然标志了一个很有趣的偏离两个发明家在世时候的流行观点--即E和W都是电力行业先锋的发明家。答案选E。但是我开始选了C

vivian2011

“有趣的偏离"怎么会surprising呢？

wyfhope

因为前面一句提到了notorious adversary ，有强烈的对W的鄙视色彩，而后一句又说 two “pioneer innovators ”，可以和E并列，这种shift确实surprising, given the stature that Westinghouse once had