求助大全B－16

philikittists

很奇怪这题我完全看不懂在说什么，竟然搜了半天以前没有人讨论过！！！汗。。。

请牛人讲讲大意，谢谢。我选的B，答案A。为什么啊？

16.   Some commentators complain that a “litigation explosion” in the past decade has led to unreasonably high costs for U.S. businesses by encouraging more product liability suits against manufacturers. However, these complaints are based mainly on myth. Statistics show that the number of successful product liability suits has remained almost the same, and the average sum awarded in damages has grown no faster than the inflation rate.

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?

(A) The number of unsuccessful suits has skyrocketed, imposing huge new legal expenses on businesses.

(B) Several of the largest awards ever made in product liability cases occurred within the last two years.

(C) The rise of the consumer movement has encouraged citizens to seek legal redress for product flaws.

(D) Lawyers often undertake product liability cases on a contingency basis, so their payment is based on the size of the damages awarded.（A）

(E) Juries often award damages in product liability suits out of emotional sympathy for an injured consumer.

sweetcorns

谁翻译下题目？我没看懂。

litigation explosion，product liability，sum awarded in damages，这几个是啥意思呀？没太懂。

dengxy80

My understanding is that (A) is the best answer, because "the average sum awarded in damages has grown no faster than the inflation rate". This sentence indicates that there's no "huge new legal expenses on businesses".

(B) is not so appropriate as (A) because "Several of the largest" doesn't necessarily mean the average is high. Note that we are talking about the entire business, not any particular cases. Even if the average compensation has grown, it may be due to the increase in inflation rate, which is consistent with argument in the question.

IORIYAGAMI

B is beside the point.

A says those unsuccessful suits also have their own values that same as those of successful ones.