OG13 15题

Lhitachii

OG13
15. Manyexperts regarded the large increase in credit
card borrowing in Marchnot as asign that households
were pressed for cash and forced to borrow, rather a
sign of confidencebvhouseholdsthat thev could
safely handle new debt.
(A) rather a sign of confidence by households that
they could safely
(B) yet as a sign of households' confidence that it
was safe for them to
(C) but a sign ofconfidence byhouseholds that they
could safely
(D) but as a sign that households were confident
they could safely
(E) but also as a sign that households were
confident in their ability safely to .
OG给的解释不理解：Furthermore, the preposition by does hot
express the idea that households are
confidents
为什么 by households不能表达CONFIDENT?

ozymen

a sign of confidence by 是不是可以这么理解为 a sign of

confidence 是通过household 来实现的？
我觉得这个题在考察平行嘛，能一眼看出明显考察点 没必要那么认真吧？？

Lhitachii

那个解释合理

qiqi_cola

同问，对by 的使用不是很清楚。