请教 GWD 7-32 A选项中的 claims 如何理解？

createdream

Q32:

A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

A.   claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

B.    claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

C.   claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

D.   claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts

E.    claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

   Answer: A

请问A中 claims 如何理解？ 词性应是名词，那么它前面的

“A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment ”是作定语？ 怎么翻译？好象不通。

friend_friend

应该算是同位语的结构,A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployement 就是所谓的claims.

stellate

同意friend观点，应该是同位语

这个句子乍看上去会以为A surge是主语，但看后面谓语是复数，主语只能claims。前面的...的上升和...的下降 是对claims内容的解释。

bose0008

(home sales) and (unemployment claims) are two separate phases.

'claims' does not modify 'home sales'.

The subject of the sentence is:   A surge in (...) and a drop in (...)  -------->  suggest that...

likui

以下是引用createdream在2004-10-21 12:54:00的发言：

Q32:

A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

A.   claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought

B.    claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought

C.   claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts

D.   claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts

E.    claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

   Answer: A

请问A中 claims 如何理解？ 词性应是名词，那么它前面的

“A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment ”是作定语？ 怎么翻译？好象不通。

同意楼上这位朋友的观点主语是a surge and a drop比较对仗，不管从意思，还是结构（in sales /in claims）

createdream

谢谢大家的帮助。 bose的观点似乎很符合平行结构，好！

stellate

来来来，我跟KUIKUI 两个奋斗10分钟才把这个弄明白。多谢KUIKUI的牛劲，小牛一头！

claims是一个固定用法

unemployment claims指因失业而提出“某人已失业，请求失业救济”，是一种失业救济程序。而new home sales也是一个固定表达，与existing home sales相对应，应该是指新产生的家庭，比如新婚家庭。

全句大意是说，新家庭消费量的上升和周失业救济申请的下降表明经济并没有原来预测的那么糟。

likui

逵逵因势利导了10分钟，终于拨乱反正了。

friend_friend

多谢BOSE牛牛指正.我眼花了

almarabbit01

why c is wrong

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