请教OG189：）

jhiiool

Studies have shown that elderly people who practice a religion are much more likely to die immediately after an important religious holiday period than immediately before one. Researchers have concluded that the will to live can prolong life, at least for short periods of time. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the researchers’ conclusion? (A) Elderly people who practice a religion are less likely to die immediately before or during an important religious holiday than at any other time of the year.

我怎么觉得这句话削弱了。因为在节日以前死亡的人数是全年最少的，所以自然比节日后的少。跟will没关系啊。

himba

A) Elderly people who practice a religion are less likely to die immediately before or during an important religious holiday than at any other time of the year.

原文说因为有这个宗教信念的存在，所以宗教节过了以后的人死的多。A正好说的是这个现象。

bnbf

那A不就是把原文中的现象重复了一遍么 这样也可以！？

himba

答案是题中结论的一个具体实例分析，也就是对题目中所述现象的分析，这样得出结论。

即：很多人在节日后才去世，结论是愿望确实能短时间延长人的生命。这中间还缺一个桥梁：为什么说很多人在节日后才去世就能说明结论呢？因为这些老人希望能度过宗教节日（愿望），而他们真的度过了（短时间延长了生命），由此得证。

好象是电视中常见的：英雄受到重创，但是可以不死，见了该见的人后，死了。我们的结论是要等该见的人（愿望）就可以暂时推迟死亡。

jhiiool

谢谢!