OG-10 sc 140 求教！！

陈星澍

Declining values for farm equipment and land, the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through
the harvest season, is going to force many lenders to tighten or deny credit this spring.
(A) the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season, is
(B) which farmers use as collateral to borrow against to get through the harvest season, is
(C) the collateral which is borrowed against by farmers to get through the harvest season, is
(D) which farmers use as collateral to borrow against to get through the harvest season, are
(E) the collateral against which farmers borrow to get through the harvest season, are
这题结构和句式没看懂，也不知道怎么翻译？
求赐教！！Gracias

jaze

晕， 第一眼看的时候吧主语看错了，真不应该
这句话的意思是（大概这样，别较真啊）
农场设备和土地的价值都在贬，这些抵押品（农场设备和土地）是农民朋友用来进行贷款以维持到丰收季节用的，使得放贷的人会收紧银根。

主语是  values 所以要用复数， 然后是 which指代，排除d， 只能选E了啊

陈星澍

J@ze这顶我！！谢谢哈  不过对于D的 which指代  还不太懂！！

jaze

我说错了， 不是which指代的问题，是重复的问题
就是use as  collateral 就是borrow against的意思， 这是manhattan的解释， 你看看，比较原汁原味

Choosing between D and E is certainly tricky here. D is redundant. To "use [something] as collateral" is "to borrow against" that thing. You can say one or the other in a sentence (and E goes with the "borrow against" version) but, if you use both, you're saying the same thing twice! Most people miss that on this one - tough one.