As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and a board member for 28 years, Joan Philkill attended more than 400 meetings and reviewed more than 700 rezoning applications.
(A) As the former (B) The former (C) Former (D) She was (E) As the 对于A的解释如下:as the former chair… for 18 consecutive years不符合逻辑,而且主语谓语是attended…,如果是former chair,attended…也是不符合逻辑的。 这样的说法我有点儿不是很明白,翻译成作为前任在位18年,这个逻辑有什么不对,还有attended为什么不能用,难道要用过去完成时?
如果有former的话,句子的意思就变成了,Joan Philkill as a former chair for 18 years,也就是说作为一个former chair的身份18年,然后attended meetings,句子的意思显然不是想这么表达,应该是想表达,Joan Philkill 当chair当了18年,然后在这18年里参加了400多meeting