有2个prep的小问题

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Prep 74

例子1 PaleontologistStephen Jay Gould has argued that many biological traits are not the productsof

natural selection, favored due to theirenhancement of reproduction or survival, but that they are

simply random by-products of otherevolutionary developments.

(A) due to their enhancement ofreproduction or survival, but that they are

(B) due to the reproduction orsurvival they enhance, but they are

(C) because they enhance reproductionor survival, but

(D) because they enhance reproductionor survival, but are

(E) because of enhancing reproductionor survival, but are  （D）

例子2 Jimmy was not the typical class president, loved by most of the students, but hated by a fair number as well.

The most probable reading here is that all of the words 'loved by most of the students, but also hated by a fair number as well' are a description of 'the typical class president.' However, it's also possible that just "loved by most of the students" describes that phrase. So there are 2 interpretations:

1) Jimmy was not the typical class president, loved by most of the students, but hated by a fair number as well. --> in which the entire colored description attaches to “the typical class president”
2) Jimmy was not the typical class president, loved by most of the students, but hated by a fair number as well. --> in which “the typical class president” is described as someone who is loved by most students; in this instance, jimmy is contrasted with the typical class president because some people also hate him.

我理解 用not.... but（后面不加动词）  连接两个 N phrase 就一定会有歧义？ 如果我想表达president (loved by ..., but hated by ..) 怎样改才不会歧义？




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第二个问题
the best way to ...is to...  并列

例子1 prep 68

For the best extraction of the flavorof saffron threads, it should be soaked in liquid after being

pounded with a mortar and pestle.

(A) For the best extraction of theflavor of saffron threads, it should be soaked in liquid after being

pounded

(B) To best extract their flavor,saffron threads should be soaked in liquid after pounding

(C) The best way to extract theflavor from saffron threads is soaking them in liquid after being

pounded

(D) The best way to extract theflavor from saffron threads is to soak them in liquid after pounding  （D）

them

(E) The flavor of saffron threads canbest be extracted by soaking it in liquid after pounding it

但是 . 例子2 OG10 84  
           One legacy of Madison Avenue'srecent campaign to appeal to people fifty years old and over

is the realization that as a personages. their concerns change as well.

(A) the realization that as a personages, their

(B) the realization that as peopleage, their

(C) to realize that when a personages, his or her

(D) to realize that when people age,their  

(E) realizing that as people age,their  （B）

例子1和2 为什么不同等对待。 是因为the way 没有实意吗？ 相当于(the best way) TO DO is to do...?  

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up 为什么我每次发帖 都没人理我。 - -