记得在某个帖子中看到过og的解释不能照搬,好像是A team给出的。。。(具体是什么原因不记得,就是og解释不能百分百相信。切记:是解释不是答案)
例如:og13-17
Sunspots, vortices of gas associated with strong electromagnetic activity,
are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on the Sun’s poles or equater.
(A) are visible as dark spots on the surface of the Sun but have never been sighted on
(B) are visible as dark spots that never have been sighted on the surface of the Sun
(C) appear on the surface of the Sun as dark spots although never sighted at
(D) appear as dark spots on the surface of the Sun, although never having been sighted at
(E) appear as dark spots on the Sun's surface, which have never been sighted on
本人爱钻牛角尖,又容易被哄来哄去。像og中对于E的解释就是somewhat awkward and unclear,就觉得它的意思是:E选项中的错误不在于which修饰,而是语感问题。然后。。。就开始纠结了。
og当中和所知语言点不一致的地方也不少,想知道大家是怎么看待这个问题的呢?想按照自己的解释,又觉得og这个模范不能抛弃。求解求解!!!
-- by 会员 lalapiao (2012/7/15 9:50:34)
拿这题来说,以下全文引用我认为精华所在的OG解释第一段:
The correct parallel structure in the original sentence emphasizes the contrast between where sunspots are found (
are visible … Sun) and where they are not (
have never been sighted … equator).
Sunspots is the subject of the sentence;
are is the verb of the first part of the contrast, and
have been sighted is the verb of the second. (The adjective
visible is a complement and is parallel to the past participle
sighted.) Both parts of the sentence conclude with phrases indicating location. The contrast itself is indicated by the conjunction
but.
OG说这题考点:Logical predication; Parallelism
看看,有modifier么?也许咱可以modifier帮助我们排除某些个错误选项,但这题modifier根本不是核心!核心问题,上面那段说得很清楚了,是两者对比:
are visible at Location A
have NEVER been sighted at Location B
对比体现在"but"这词,同时以上对比的双方处于对等地位,因此用到parallel structure,看以上的平行,三部分多么工整啊!(Ron大神说平行就是选美 "
parallelism is a beauty contest")
以上,其他选项都可以排除了,直接就(A)了。
在我看来(我想也是OG第一段所说的意思),CDE都可以以一个理由速度地信心满满地排除:开头的"appear"
"appear as sth"说的是“看起来像什么一样”,能跟"have never been sighted"形成鲜明对照么?不可以。
(题外话:假如你真想把"appear as sth"和什么对照,那对方应该是类似"is actually sth",也就是看起来咋样和实际咋样形成对比。)
但这题作者本意显然不是我以上yy的对比,作者的本意是“能看见”和“未曾看见”的对比。这是核心逻辑,核心逻辑必须出现在主干上,因此句子的主干就得有"are visible ..."而不是"appear as sth".
所以个人认为,吃透了解释的第一段,这题就done.
-- by 会员 babybearmm (2012/7/23 17:38:33)