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220. For almost a hundred years after having its begin-ning in 1788, England exiled some 160,000 criminals to Australia.
(D) During a hundred years, a period beginning in 1788,
(E) Over a period of a hundred years beginning in 1788,
一直对D，E很迷惑，看了解释也没明白。

Choice D is awkward and unidiomatic, and nonsensically suggests that a hundred years is defined as a period beginning in 1788. Precise and idiomatically phrased, choice E is best.

为什么100年不能被定义成一段时期，这段时期开始于1788呢？

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maryland 我被你弄糊涂了，a period beginning in 1788正是D选项呀。a hundred years beginning in 1788是E选项。这题E才是正确答案。

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oh,lzm还真能解释。那就先记住吧。

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不好意思，刚发现后面还有这么热烈的讨论。只是更糊涂了。
(E) Over a period of a hundred years beginning in 1788
这里的beginging修饰years还是period,如果修饰years不是还是把a hundred years 定义为开始于1788年。还是分词修饰的话，就不是给前面的名词下定义，而只是起修饰作用？