134. Canadian scientists have calculated that one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite, while each year sixteen buildings can be expected to sustain damage from such objects.

(A) one human being should be struck every nine years by a meteorite

(B) a human being should be struck by a meteorite once in every nine years

(C) a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

(D) every nine years a human being will be struck by a meteorite

(E) every nine years a human being should be struck by a meteorite 這題因為沒定論,所以請哪位牛人好心替大家解答一下 1.The phrase once in every nine years is needlessly wordy in B and C

請問wordy的地方是出現在once上嗎?? 我覺得每9年被打到一次挺合理的

longman上的的確確有once every week的用法 2 in every 9 years表現時間副詞,為了跟後面every nine years平衡,我覺得少掉in會好些 3a meteorite will strike one human being once in every nine years

the language of C implies more than can reasonably be maintained: i.e., that a meteorite will strike one person, and no one else, exactly once during every nine-year period.

我的理解是這樣: 流星將會打到那個人每九年一次

首先,one是不定冠詞,這樣用會不知道one在特指哪位?? 再來,我猜是說每9年流星就會打到那個人,並不會打到其他人

這與句意不合 以上是我的疑問,煩請大家討論

不是选D吗？

C) 中的one person不是泛指，好像流星总要打到那个人似的，所以不对.

另外，我理解这个题的思路是从“should”排除的，因为这个事件是一个概率事件，而不是should do的意思，所以选了D