OG13 Many experts regarded the large increase in credit card borrowing in

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Many expertsregarded the large increase in credit card borrowing in March not as a signthat households were pressed for cash and forced to borrow, rather a sign ofconfidence by households that they could safely handle new debt.

(A) rather a signof confidence by households that they could safely

(B) yet as a signof households' confidence that it was safe for them to

(C) but a sign ofconfidence by households that they could safely

(D) but as a signthat households were confident they could safely

(E) but also as asign that households were confident in their ability safely to

周老师解释见附件。

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周老师中文解释：原句逻辑意思为很多专家认为信用卡使用的增加不是家庭主妇有压力而不得不借贷的标志，而是她们有能力处理新债务信心的标志。这里有一个习惯表达为regard … not as … but as …，所以这里使用rather不符合习惯表达。同时confidence by sb并不能有效的表达sb有信心。这里that从句就近做households的同位语，引起歧义，所以排除A。
B选项yet as不是习惯表达，同时it was safe for them to handle new debt(处理新债务对她们来说是安全的)逻辑意思不对，排除B。
C选项confidence by sb表达意思不清晰，that从句也会引起歧义，排除C。
D选项句子结构平行，逻辑意思合理，保留。
E选项also使用不合理。如果这里表达递进关系，比如not only … but also …是可以的。但是not … but …表达的是转折关系。in their ability safely to handle new debt表达不如they could safely handle new debt好，所以排除E。

D为正确选项