OG VERBAL 2ND RC 51，关于in terms with 求教~

月凰

According to the passage,  investments in service are
comparable to investments in production and
distribution in terms of the
(A)  tangibility of the benefits that they tend to confer
(B)  increased revenues that they ultimately produce
(C)  basis on which they need to be weighed
(D)  insufficient analysis that managers devote to
them
(E)  degree of competitive advantage that they are
likely to provide


这个题目对应文中的细节是
Investments in service,  like those in production and distribution, must be balanced against other types of investments on the
basis of direct, tangible benefits such as cost reduction and increased revenues.



这道题的解释是
The phrase according to the passage indicates that
the question covers material that is explicitly
stated in the passage. The answer to this question
demands a careful reading of the second sentence
(lines 4-8). Investments in service are like
investments in production and distribution
because they must he balanced against other types of
investments on the basis of direct, tangible benefits.
Thus, these investments should be weighed on the
same basis.
A  The author is not equating the tangible
benefits the different kinds of investments
reap, but rather the basis on which decisions
to make investments are made.
B  Revenues generated from investing in
service are not said to be comparable to
revenues generated from investing in
production and distribution.
C  Correct. An evaluation of whether or not to
make these investments must be made on
the same basis.
D  How managers analyze investments in
production and distribution is not discussed.
E  The competitive advantage of superior
service is acknowledged, but not the degree
of it; it is not mentioned at all in the context
of production and distribution.
The correct answer is C.


小女不明白的地方就在于，首先，选项A的解释就没看懂……不是应该equate sth with sth么？ 有equate sth sth的用法？
求翻译A选项。


另外，正如帖子名字所言，一眼扫过去，我以为我看懂题干了。现在做了题发现连题干都没看懂。in terms of是  在……角度  看来的 的意思吧，放在这里，整个题干是什么意思？还有题干里的be comparable to 是什么意思？A可以与B进行比较？ 那么题干的意思是不是，基于什么角度，A和B可以进行比较？


谢谢~