OG13 SC68题求助！！！

champeaux

求教各位NN们，OG13  SC68题
Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, the chief executive’s plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company’s huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
(A) executive’s plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company’s huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
(B) executive’s plans, which are to cut the company’s huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months, were announced on Wednesday
(C) executive’s plans for cutting the company’s huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday.
(D) executive’ announced plans Wednesday to cutt the company’s huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.
(E)  executive’ announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company’s huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.

这个题目可以通过判断是由executive来执行outlining这个动作来迅速判断出答案D。
但是，我不太明白OG13对A的解释：有两点。
1. The passive verb form were announced suggests that someone other than the chief executive is outlining the strategy.
2. Putting the phrase were announced between plans and for cutting makes it somewhat unclear whether for cutting ... is intended to modify announced or plans.
特别是第二点，第一点我看到说的是因为：整句话的逻辑主语是executive，那么announced应该也是由executive来执行，就不用被动了；既然用被动，那么执行者就不是executive，逻辑主语是谁呢，不知道，his无所指

qiongle

因为被动的话，应该是有一个动作的发出者，这里没用说，就是BY WHO？题目中没有，也许是executive也许是别人，这里就有歧义了。
第二点的话，我这样理解的，FOR有可能是修饰这个PLANS的内容是FOR什么什么；也可能是修饰整个动作ANNOUNCED的目的是FOR什么什么，所以如果把were announced放中间就会产生这样的歧义，再者，如果是表示目的的话一般都用TO DO 的吧

champeaux

qiongle 发表于 2013-8-8 16:52
因为被动的话，应该是有一个动作的发出者，这里没用说，就是BY WHO？题目中没有，也许是executive也许是别 ...

明白了！！谢谢！！！

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qiongle 发表于 2013-8-8 16:52
因为被动的话，应该是有一个动作的发出者，这里没用说，就是BY WHO？题目中没有，也许是executive也许是别 ...

many thanks for your explanation

Victoriagirl

qiongle 发表于 2013-8-8 16:52
因为被动的话，应该是有一个动作的发出者，这里没用说，就是BY WHO？题目中没有，也许是executive也许是别 ...

正对for的解释困惑，终于明白，谢谢 qiongle

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lorinlee

A项正是用被动句型产生的两个细小的不同意思。一个是plan for cutting，另一个是were announced for cutting。可以说是有歧义，但并不是语法错误。不选它的原因，主要是下面有更好的用主动句型表达出来的意思。做SC题一定要比较，不要盯着一个选项看为什么错，没有绝对的错，只有相对的错。不能太专进去，相对较好就行。

阿噗

想请问一下抛开别的不说 E选项的are to 是正确的吗? 时态不应该是过去时吗？