快考试了！求助prep08 222题！

elaine0

Although people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their death rates from heart disease are far lower in France.

A. people in France consume fatty foods at a rate comparable to the United States, their

B. people in France and the United States consume fatty foods at about the same rate, the

C. fatty foods are consumed by people in France at a comparable rate to the United States's, their

D. the rate of fatty foods consumed in France and the United States is about the same, the   (B)

the rate of people consuming fatty foods is about the same in France and the United States, the

答案是B

对D的解释中提到：consumed in France and the United States中 the United States前要加in

那么为什么B中people in France and the United States  中 the United States前就不用加in呢？

求人解答一下

elleven806

我也刚做了这道题，个人认为D的问题不是加不加in的问题, in在这种情况下可以被省略的。
D的错误应该是the rate of fatty foods的逻辑表达错误。句意想表达的不是两个国家foods的rate的比较，而是consuming foods的rate的比较，所以D和E的错误雷同，都是比较错误，逻辑含义变化~

elaine0

elleven806 发表于 2014-8-31 11:35
我也刚做了这道题，个人认为D的问题不是加不加in的问题, in在这种情况下可以被省略的。
D的错误应该是the r ...

是嘛 那就是prep的解释有误喽 因为解释上说D要加in的 所以就奇怪为啥B不用加