[求助]天山 5-30

sandiegotj

以下是引用ckjy1234在2005-1-30 1:31:00的发言：
偶选了E，就是在down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters这个地方出了错误，有没有人能说一下应该这句话什么意思哦？谢谢哦~~~~~~~

从十年前的4/3降到……

amounting我觉得就是和are并列的一个动词，主语就是non-Hispanic Whites。

drift_er

贴一下题目

For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in
California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from
nearly there-quarters only a decade ago.
A. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from
nearly three-quarters only a decade ago
B. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a
decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters
C. and that amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a
decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters
D. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly
three-quarters a decade ago
E. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it
was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters

drift_er

我认为E中it 指代不明确。it前有多个单数名词。

还请诸位多发表意见。

snowfield

i agree with u. A is awkward in refering to california.

I don't think we have to adhere to the original sentence word by word.