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标题: OG-SC-13提问 [打印本页]

作者: bloomingdales    时间: 2008-3-5 13:35     标题: OG-SC-13提问

   State officials report that soaring rates of liability insurance have risen to force cutbacks in the operations of everything from local governments and school districts to day-care centers and recreational facilities.

(A) rates of liability insurance have risen to force

(B) rates of liability insurance are a force for

(C) rates for liability insurance are forcing

(D) rises in liability insurance rates are forcing

(E) liability insurance rates have risen to force

 

In choices A and B, rates of is incorrect; when rates means “prices charged,” it should be followed by for.

但是大家看看朗文高阶P1441-2 a charge or payment ficed according to a standard scale 费用,价格.

例句中有:they're demanding higher rates of pay .

         an hourly rate of $10

 

请各位指教!!


作者: Persephoner    时间: 2008-3-5 19:28

楼主,即使A和B中的rates of liability insurance算是正确的用法,我们也可以用其

他的错误语法点来排除这两个选项的。A中的risen与题干中的soaring是重复罗嗦,而B中的

are a force也存在主谓一致的问题。

关于你引用朗文的用法,关于对错偶不置可否,但不要忘记了ETS的preference,有些词典里

认为正确的用法,在ETS看来可以不够正统,至少商业上使用不甚妥当?!


作者: bloomingdales    时间: 2008-3-9 13:10

谢谢楼主 !
作者: bloomingdales    时间: 2008-3-11 06:57

谢谢楼主 !




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