请教OG 32

dsyyxy2005

32. A recent spate of launching and operating mishaps with television satellites led to a
corresponding surge in claims against companies underwriting satellite insurance. As a result,
insurance premiums shot up, making satellites more expensive to launch and operate. This, in
turn, has added to the pressure to squeeze more performance out of currently operating
satellites.
Which of the following, if true, taken together with the information above, best supports the
conclusion that the cost of television satellites will continue to increase?
A. Since the risk to insurers of satellites is spread over relatively few units, insurance
premiums are necessarily very high.
B. When satellites reach orbit and then fail, the causes of failure are generally impossible to
pinpoint with confidence.
C. The greater the performance demands placed on satellites, the more frequently those
satellites break down.
D. Most satellites are produced in such small numbers that no economies of scale can be
realized.
E. Since many satellites are built by unwieldy international consortia, inefficiencies are

谁能帮我翻译下A选项呀,偶有些读不懂(FEW UNITS)

inevitable.

babypace

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hawkinsxie

A. 保险公司通常对大项目，采取分散风险的方式，即由几个保险公司同时担保，避免一旦失败，导致保险公司破产。

Topic indicates：1. mishap lead to increased premium.
                           2. increased premium lead to more performance on satellite.

Solution made：associate more performance with mishap

Therefore, C is correct.

dsyyxy2005

谢谢,只是

A项是说,保险公司承担的卫星的风险,是不能分保的,对吧?

另外,SQUEEZE MORE PERFORMANCE OUT OF CURRENTLY OPERATING SATELLITES,是说从目前的正在操作的卫星上挤出来更多的操作吗,是说要增加更多的操作吗,SQUEEZE OUT OF 感觉是减少更多的操作似的?

hawkinsxie

A. Since the risk to insurers of satellites is spread over relatively few units, insurance
premiums are necessarily very high.
由于很少公司(few units)会分卫星的风险，保险金当然就会很高。保险金和风险成正比啊！

hawkinsxie

squeeze more performance out of currently operating satellites

从现有的工作卫星中挤出更多的性能 （字面上）

即加大卫星的负荷。

dsyyxy2005

非常感谢,你的头像好酷.你啥时考呀