123. She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to her native Germany, photographer Lotte Jacobi nevertheless earned a small group of discerning admirers, and her photographs were eventually exhibited in prestigious galleries across the United States.
(A) She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to
(B) Being less successful after she had emigrated to New York as compared to
(C) Less successful after she emigrated to New York than she had been in
(D) Although she was less successful after emigrating to New York when compared to
(E) She had been less successful after emigrating to New York than in
答案是c
Less successful after she emigrated to New York than she had been in her native Germany, photographer Lotte Jacobi nevertheless earned a small group of discerning admirers, and her photographs were eventually exhibited in prestigious galleries across the United States.
关于than的比较对像，总算弄清楚了，比较的其实是两个句子：
she was less successful after she emigrated to New York than she had been in her native Germany.
黑体是前半句的状语, than 后面省略了successful, 但没省谓语 had been, 因与前半句谓语不同，不省是为了表明状态的先后
实际应是：
she was less successful (after she emigrated to New York) than she had been (successful) (in her native Germany).
由此更可以看出比较的不是状语，而是成功的程度，也就是全句，全句所要表达的意思。
这道题OG的解释中有一句话:
The opening clause "She was less successful..."therefore creates a comma splice if the comma is not followed by a conjunction.
是不是说只有nevertheless 放到了逗号后面，才可以把它当做连词来看。或者说，如果逗号后面没有连词，就看做两个句子被放到了一起。
所以做连词的情况只可能是 “句1，nevertheless(,) 句2”
