14.The average hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland has long been significantly lower than that in neighboring Borodia.  Since Borodia dropped all tariffs on Vernlandian televisions three years ago, the number of televisions sold annually in Borodia has not changed.  However, recent statistics show a droip in the number of television assemblers in Borodia.  Therefore, updated trade statistics will probably indicate that the number of televisions Borodia imports annually from Vernland has increased.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

1. The number of television assemblers in Vernland has increased by at least as much as the number of television assemblers in Borodia has decreased.
2. Televisions assembled in Vernland have features that televisions assembled in Borodia do not have.
3. The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.
4. The number of televisions assembled annually in Vernland has increased significantly during the past three years.
5. The difference between the hourly wage of television assemblers in Vernland and the hourly wage of television assemblers in Borodia is likely to decrease in the next few years.

本题我选择了 D...   答案是c..  我对该题目真不知道如何下手。。一些关键信息很难把握。。。请高手指点！！

谢谢

C

比较V和B

V的平均时薪比B低, 自从B出口到V没关税以来， 整个B地区的电视销量没变, 但是B地区的电视工人数量下降了

结论是B进口电视数量增多。

问assumption。

B电视销量没变。 一些来自V地区， 一些来自B地区。

原文推理是： B电视工人数量下降 －》 来自B地区的电视减少 －》 从V进口的多

这里就有一个assumption： B地区的装配效率没有增加， 就是C选项：The average number of hours it takes a Borodian television assembler to assemble a television has not decreased significantly during the past three years.

en  有道理！！ding !!!

thanks  a  lot  !!!!!!