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rabbit1937

A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.

A. that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
B.that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
C.that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
D.CEO’s who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
E.CEO’s now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times

答案：C
看了之前NN们的讨论帖，得出结论这里B选项 a ratio that compares to 42 times 不对的原因是，这个42times没有表明是什么times（A 也是），而C表达就很清楚。

那么我想问 ，下面这一题的C选项，compared with about 35% decade ago.就很明确么？不是跟上面这个是同样的问题么？ 35% 什么呢？不清楚呀~

In California today, Hispanics under the age of eighteen account for more than 43%, compared with a decade ago, when it was about 35%.

A.In California today, Hispanics under the age of eighteen account for more than 43%, compared with a decade ago, when it was about 35%

B.Of the Californians under the age of eighteen, today more than 43% of them are Hispanic, compared with a decade ago, when it was about 35%.
C.Today, more than 43% of Californians under the age of eighteen are Hispanic, compared with about 35% decade ago.
D.Today, compared to a decade ago, Californians who are Hispanics under the age of eighteen account for more than 43%, whereas it was about 35%.
E. Today, Hispanics under the age of eighteen in California
account for more than 43%, unlike a decade ago, when it was about 35%.
答案：C


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-- by 会员 自然标格 (2012/5/10 0:50:19)

既然A的问题比较明确，我说一下自己对BC的看法。

首先，B选项“that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times” 中要明白，the ration作为同位语指代的是“CEO报酬是工人的419倍”这个比率。所以“that compares to 42 times in 1980”表明的是“‘CEO报酬是工人的419倍NOW’比‘CEO报酬是工人的42倍in 1980’”。逻辑上是可以接受的。

第二，在C选项“that, on average, CEO’s now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
”之中，要明白as指代的是什么，as用于指代前方的核心概念，这个可能有不同理解，但是我认为的是指“CEO's earn”这件事情。所以“as compared to 42 times their pay"就是说“CEO是工人的419倍，对比，CEO是CEO他们自己的42倍”，其后“the ratio” 是"42 times"的同位语。这时候，问题出现了，“in 1980”你可以试试如何把1980合理地翻译出来，相信你困惑如何翻译的时候，就知道为什么C错了。


以上是我个人的一点意见，仅供参考

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rabbit1937 发表于 2012-8-15 11:58
A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO’s now earn an average of 419 times more pay tha ...

.......但是这题的答案不就是C么，B是错的呀