16. Retail sales rose 0.8 of 1 percent in August, intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.
(A) that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of
(B) that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double
(C) of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that is more than doubled
(D) of personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubling that of
(E) of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of
the correct answer is B.
我的问题:would more than double 中的double是动词?more than double又是什么意思呢?
还有,"personal spending" 怎么会double "the 1.4 percent growth rate"呢?这句话应该怎样理解啊?
OG对D选项的解释:altough this option is not technically wrong, it is less clear and graceful than B. 这样的话,that of又是指的什么呢?
盼高人指教,万分感谢!! |