og语文分册 29题in two years 不是表示未来的两年么？我直接把E排出了

sunny20111126

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(答案)
in the two years 可以表示现在的一段时间么？

lesoleil29

我也想问，in two years 难道可以表示过去的两年时间吗？

Long_Chow

还是很好奇D和E的辨析....多年后顶起来等NN解答！

xjin02

多年后同问。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

Sherry21

同问

superrebeccawoo

我觉得in two years 虽然经常表示的是未来，但是主要还是表现了两年里的意思，主要是别的选项都错的比较明显，e是最合适的了，至于d，我觉得没有体现两年内的最低，用的low的形式不对，意思变得很奇怪。个人浅见

影子喵

来自beatthegmat的解释：http://www.beatthegmat.com/according-to-some-economists-the-july-decrease-in-t10204.html

A - we use "so that" to combine two clauses and "the July decrease" is a noun phrase
B - repeats the use of "so that"
C - it is unnecessarily lengthy and stylistically flawed
D - this expression is incorrect, we use it when something lasts for two years so it has a completely different meaning than the original sentence
E - correct - it conveys the right meaning and it is grammatically correct

IWANT750

曼哈顿论坛来自Ron的解释：
the principal objection here is that the meaning is incorrect/unclear: for instance, a 'two-year low level' could mean that it hit a low level and then stayed there for two years.

consider other uses of the adjective "two-year":
a two-year lease is a lease that LASTS for two years.
a two-year recession is a recession that LASTS for two years.
a two-year marriage ... etc. etc.
by analogy, we can see that this answer choice has (or at least primarily suggests) the incorrect meaning: a two-year low level would be a low level that lasted for two years. that's not the intended meaning in the problem.

little_prince

我的思路是：
首先，so that 表示一种结果或目的，原题并没有体现出这个意思，扔掉A、B
在剩余的CDE中，C选项，would be the lowest，不知道为什么要用would be; D选项，a two-year low level, 没有表达出最低的意思，扔掉。所以选E，in two years, 两年中最低。

以上，欢迎讨论哈

hr951214

little_prince 发表于 2017-8-28 17:16
我的思路是：
首先，so that 表示一种结果或目的，原题并没有体现出这个意思，扔掉A、B
在剩余的CDE中，C选 ...

为什么不是结果呢？失业率在降低，结果就是降到两年内最低，这样理解也可以呀