有个疑问

dedeyuky

有个疑问
St. John’s, Newfoundland, lies on the same latitude as Paris, France
, but in spring St. John’s residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking shelter from a raging northeast storm.
(A) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes than to be bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or seeking
(B) residents are less likely to sit at outdoor cafes, and more to brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or be seeking
(C) residents are less likely to be sitting at outdoor cafes, and more likely to be bracing themselves against arctic chills, shoveling snow, or to be seeking
(D) residents, instead of their sitting at outdoor cafes, they are more likely to brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or seek
(E) residents, instead of sitting at outdoor cafes, are more likely to brace themselves against arctic chills, shovel snow, or to be seeking

答案选A。 are likely to be sitting是想表达进行时么？为什么？

cynthia1991

be likely to be doing 是可能正在做的意思，但是像这种题没有必要去纠结于时态。你可以通过or这个并列结构的前后的词功能形式结构要相同来直接排除b，c，d，e。而且一般要遵循忠于原文的原则。

dedeyuky

知道了！！THX