OG13 SC36 A选项为什么it指代figures？

Leo冥

Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales figures released today seem like it is indicative that the economy, although growing slowly, is not nearing a recession.
(A) like it is indicative that
(B) as if to indicate
(C) to indicate that
(D) indicative of
(E) like an indication of

OG给的解释中说A的it与指代的figures不符合，但我不太明白为什么it指代figures
求赐教！

秋蚂蚁

Mahattan: It would be nearly impossible to use a pronoun late in a sentence.
但我认为这里的seem是Linking-verb，所以根据parallelism原则， it 在功能上是应该refer to figures. 另外从意思上来看，应该是figures indicate that…所以it refers to figures。

另外it is indicative that和toindicate that相比，根据 V>A>N 原则，也是不优选的。

这是我的个人看法，希望各位补充。

木以晨夕

The strong retail sales FIGURES indicate that the economy is not nearing a recession.
根据语义it应该指代figures,但是not agree in number,所以错误。
楼主可以试着把这句话翻译一下，体会它到底在说什么。

Leo冥

秋蚂蚁 发表于 2013-7-28 00:27
Mahattan: It would be nearly impossible to use a pronoun late in a sentence.
但我认为这里的seem是Li ...

谢谢哈~~

Leo冥

木以晨夕 发表于 2013-7-28 08:56
The strong retail sales FIGURES indicate that the economy is not nearing a recession.
根据语义it应该 ...

好的我试试~~多谢^^