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weichenli

以下是引用tuzq在2005-2-17 12:12:00的发言：

260. According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so that it was the lowest in two years suggests that the gradual improvement in the job market is continuing.

(A)  so that it was the lowest in two years

(B)  so that it was the lowest two-year rate

(C)  to what would be the lowest in two years

(D)  to a two-year low level

(E)   to the lowest level in two years

但是感觉E里面 in two years是不是改成 in the two years会好一些。in two years会不会被理解成2年之后的意思。

這個問題考倒我了. In two years 什麼時候會有未來的意思呢?? 很弱的題 誰來幫個忙?

Also, 總結一下前面說法 我還是不懂 D

two-year-low level 真的可以嗎? two-year-low 去掉level 就對嗎?

對這兩個說法有沒有NN能指點呢? 謝謝

在國外這是很常用的說法, 甚至連我上班的地方(銀行)都這麼用..two-year peak in stock mkt..ect...只是我想是不是寫出來的時候哪兒出錯了才導致D unidiomatic 呢?

z520m

我觉得这里 two-year low level不正确，因为这里原意表示最低点，是有比较的，但是D的表达让人以为有为期two year的low level,不是在讲一个时间点，所以不对，似乎没有碰到这样的表达。

weichenli

谢谢 z520m, 我想就是最高级何句意的分别吧!

wingkim

in two year有表示紧接下来的两年里的意思。

I will take GMAT in next month.

我挑能答的说

mmfoolish

以下是引用paopao在2004-7-12 6:38:00的发言：

260. According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so that it was the lowest in two years suggests that the gradual improvement in the job market is continuing.

(A) so that it was the lowest in two years

(B) so that it was the lowest two-year rate

(C) to what would be the lowest in two years

(D) to a two-year low level（E）

(E) to the lowest level in two years

E, the best choice, employs idiomatic construction and uses the precise decrease... to the lowest level. (固定用法)Choices A and B are faulty in construction. The adverbial so that can modify verbs (e.g., decreased) but not nouns (e.g., the decrease). (so adj. That,v. so that 不是n. so that.)The meaning of lowest two-year rate in B is unclear; in any event the phrase distorts the intended meaning of lowest in two years. (错误用法)In A and B, the referent of it is unclear, as the pronoun could refer to either unemployment or decrease. (代词指代不清)Choice C improperly uses would be to describe a situation that is presented as a current and known fact. (？？？？)Also, there is no noun for lowest to modify; clearly “the lowest decrease” is not intended. (？？？)In D, the phrase two-year low level is unidiomatic, as well as unclear in its intended meaning. (代词无指代对象)

1.Choice C improperly uses would be to describe a situation that is presented as a current and known fact. (？？？？)

would be 在GNAT中有两种表达 1 虚拟  2 不确定的事  

那划线的是什么意思呢 would be 还有另外的表达意思吗

谢谢

那个would be的用法还没有搞定，究竟是什么意思呢？请N人指教！谢谢！

milanforever

非牛人也：

would be 是虚拟语气， 表示情况可能与现在事实相反。用了would be 之后，意思就成了：七月的失业率下降到了可能是两年来最低的（注意：“两年来最低的“很可能不是个事实，只是阿猫阿狗的信口开河）。

这里，题目要求精确的表达出一个当前的事实， 用“the lowest level in two years"是最清晰，最地道的。

dormousedzc

to the lowest level是如何修饰decresase的呢,请NN作答.

lpdeng

以下是引用weichenli在2005-8-25 18:22:00的发言：

這個問題考倒我了. In two years 什麼時候會有未來的意思呢?? 很弱的題 誰來幫個忙?

Also, 總結一下前面說法 我還是不懂 D

two-year-low level 真的可以嗎? two-year-low 去掉level 就對嗎?

對這兩個說法有沒有NN能指點呢? 謝謝

在國外這是很常用的說法, 甚至連我上班的地方(銀行)都這麼用..two-year peak in stock mkt..ect...只是我想是不是寫出來的時候哪兒出錯了才導致D unidiomatic 呢?

同问 two-year low level。

我也觉得经常听到新闻里说： 一段时间 + low/high等， 表示这段时间内的最低点或最高点。

为什么会是unidiomatic呢？ 

zyitbest

同意joe11的关于a two-year low level的解释

lzj1209

up up

对于in two years的解释还是很模糊

做题的时候在C和E中犹豫

当时认为in two years就是表达的是未来可能发生的事，所以才选的C

怎样才能把它理解成是既定的事实呢？？？

期待NN来解答