GMATPrep 一道没什么头绪的语法

hpnew07

Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, their descendants, popularly known as killer bees, had migrated as far north as southern Texas.

A. Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
B. In less than 35 years since releasing African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
C. In less than the 35 years since African honeybees had been released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
D. It took less than 35 years from the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, when
E. It took less than the 35 years after the time that African honeybees were released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, and then

答案是：A (请用鼠标选取冒号后空白处)

这道题我看第一眼没什么头绪，看不出考点在哪。另外，Less than 35 years 和 In less than 35 years 有很大区别么？

enkyklios

看第二眼看出头绪来也好啊

hpnew07

自己顶一下

板栗在奋斗

一起求指导

adamzjw

had magrated是理解句意的关键。

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hpnew07

adamzjw 发表于 2013-5-19 16:47
had magrated是理解句意的关键。

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非常感谢！该题果然tricky