OG-61

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61. The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction of slower economic growth in the coming year.But that prediction would not have adversly affected the dollar had it not been for the government's huge budget deficit,which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines.

Which of the following,if true,would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent future currency declines?

A The government has made little attempt to reduce the budget deficit.

B The budget deficit has not caused a slowdown in economic growth.

C The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic growth.

D Before there was a large budget deficit,predictions of slower economic growth frequently caused declines in the dollar's value.

E When there is a large budget deficit,other events in addition to predictions of slower economic growth sometimes trigger declines in currency value.

此题答案是D ，但是我不明白题干中加粗的句子怎么翻译？看不懂结构，还请大家帮帮忙。谢谢。

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题目说了：要不是政府财政赤字的影响，经济增长缓慢的预测不会对美元价值产生负面影响。og 的解释比较清楚了。"The argument assumes that a particular predict can cause a currency decline only if accompanied by a large budget deficit" Ｄ中说了，没有政府财政赤字的影响，经济增长缓慢的预测曾多次导致美元的价值下跌。很明显weaken了结论。Ｂ中只说了大的财政赤字会导致经济增长缓慢，这一点题目也说到了，support了原题。但是没有提到经济增长缓慢的预测对美元的影响，所以这个选项是inappropriate的。