pp70

theresalwaysme

Q8: PP70.

Employment costs rose 2.8 percent in the 12 months that ended in September, slightly less than they did in the year that ended in the previous quarter.



A.
less than they did

B.
less than it did

C.
less than they were

D.
lower than

E.
lower than they were


答案A,不是很明白。they指代什么？

wangliming

可是percent  为啥用less 修饰  不是fewer

handapink

Employment costs rose 2.8 percent in the 12 months that ended in September, slightly less than employment costs（they） rose（did） in the year that ended in the previous quarter.比较的是那个2.8percent，

steinlala

less不是应该形容不可数名词吗？可是costs不是可数吗？

season5924

less是用来形容数字的。用lower就不正确了。

zhangmile

可是LESS是形容PERCENT合适的形容词吗？我觉得LOWER比较合适吧。

zhaoyiqing

指employment costs