GWD TN19-Q8 C中with的用法

yangmbalin

8. GWD28-Q8:
In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.

A.    In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country’s size and that brought
B.    For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size and it brought
C.    With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing
D.    The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country’s size, bringing
E.    Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country’s size and bringing

答案C
提问：请问C中这个with怎么解释？GMAT中还有没有类似的例子？
谢谢！

suners

回复 1# yangmbalin



翻了一下韦氏。这个with在这里做介词，应该是下面的义项。

used as a function word to indicate the means, cause, agent, or instrumentality
<hit him with a rock> <pale with anger> <threatened with tuberculosis> <he amused the crowd with his antics>

philipyu1025

with 表伴随， 修饰 后面整句 美国获得土地的 这个过程的。

yangmbalin

我看到这道题目的理解是，with有种和acquire并列的感觉，用在这里很怪，不知道有没有别的例子？如果C用in的话，是不是更好？

alicejingli

修饰语 in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 用介词 in 是odd的，因为 后面提到 doubling its size and bringing... 如果用 with表伴随，句意就是：随着 Louisiana 收购，美国获得了多少土地，将它的疆土扩大了一倍... (扩大疆土的动作不是在收购这一件事件中完成的，而是这一事件的结果)