18. GWD17-Q18: Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
A. Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore. B. Over the course of the eighteenth century a tripling in the average output of ironwork was due to the replacement of charcoal by coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, in addition to several improvements in blowing machinery. C. With charcoal’s being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century. D. The replacement of charcoal with coal for the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery, the average output of ironwork tripled over the eighteenth century. E. Charcoal being replaced by coal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore, and several improvements in blowing machinery, which tripled the average output of ironwork over the course of the eighteenth century.
参考答案 是: A 这题 自己选了 C, 觉得挺对的 C 错哪里了呀 A选项 的 and 考的是平行结构么? tripled 和 because 平行?? 应该不对吧~ 一开始 就排除了
个人意见:首先C里的charcoal’s being replaced 这部分比较awkward,而且后面是several improvements是action noun,前面being replaced是一个simple gerund,这两个形式不平行。我觉得我排除C的最重要一点是,它把原文的逻辑关系给去掉了,原句表达的是一个因果关系,但是with没法表示这层关系。 A中的平行式as a result of 和because,两个表因果关系的subordinate clause的平行
个人意见:首先C里的charcoal’s being replaced 这部分比较awkward,而且后面是several improvements是action noun,前面being replaced是一个simple gerund,这两个形式不平行。我觉得我排除C的最重要一点是,它把原文的逻辑关系给去掉了,原句表达的是一个因果关系,但是with没法表示这层关系。 A中的平行式as a result of 和because,两个表因果关系的subordinate clause的平行
之前我也以为with可以表原因,但是你可以看一下这个http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-499047-2-1.html 我觉得with在意思上就没有“因为”的意思,只有“随着的”意思,做adverbial modifier,修饰main verb,更多的是形容how the action happen.当然GMAT的SC实在太博大精深了,我不能很肯定的这么说。 另外“C选项容易让人把the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery作为并列。”好厉害,我一开始只看到with后面和and后面不平行,没想到也可以这么理解!
之前我也以为with可以表原因,但是你可以看一下这个http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-499047-2-1.html 我觉得with在意思上就没有“因为”的意思,只有“随着的”意思,做adverbial modifier,修饰main verb,更多的是形容how the action happen.当然GMAT的SC实在太博大精深了,我不能很肯定的这么说。 另外“C选项容易让人把the smelting of iron ore and several improvements in blowing machinery作为并列。”好厉害,我一开始只看到with后面和and后面不平行,没想到也可以这么理解!