og12-83

rainbowmanutd

83.    In 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs, a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.
(A)    a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
(B)    a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive but also by the fact that doctors are writing
(C)    a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but because of doctors having also written
(D)    which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also writing
(E)    which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also written


选B,请问not just...but also这种情况也时正确的吗？相当于not only, but also?

sandychen168

我觉得不是not just...but also, 而是not.....but....这样理解

cleverboyysg

楼上正解

mongmong

lz, ls and lls:

extracted from og explanation which indicates the contrary.

... explains that a few high-cost products account for increased spending for two reasons- rising drug prices and more prescriptions for high-priced drugs.

abjure

lz, ls and lls:

extracted from og explanation which indicates the contrary.

... explains that a few high-cost products account for increased spending for two reasons- rising drug prices and more prescriptions for high-priced drugs.

-- by 会员 mongmong (2012/4/16 15:20:50)

Mongmong说的是对的。 not just, but also 是 not only , but also 的 变体。 不等同于 not...but....

LZ 可以参考这个贴子，谈 not only...but also ... 以及相关的变体。
http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-433888-1-1.html
我自己汗了一把，昨天一个一起复习DD问我， 我还很“义正言辞：的说，not only... but... 结构错误（新概念三的一个句子）。 关于习语还是要好好多背背才行