Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio winds through the middle of the business district, and the River Walk, or Paseo del Rio, is the city's most popular attraction.
(A) Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio
(B) Unlike the river in many cities in the United States, which is no longer the focal point of urban life, in San Antonio the river
(C) Today the river in many cities in the United States is no longer the focal point of urban life, unlike San Antonio, where it
(D) In few United States cities today, a river is the focal point of urban life, but the river in San Antonio
(E) No longer do many cities in the United States have a river as the focal point of urban life, but in San Antonio the river
正确答案是E，我选的是D。答案的解释是
(D)去掉no longer，把全部否定变成部分否定，改变了原句意思。
(E)正确，but连接并列的分句，不需要形式上完全对等。
我觉得不信服。no longer虽然是全部否定，但它否定的是河流在部分城市生活中的地位，E选项中说in few cities河流是城市生活的焦点，句子意思并没有因为没有了no longer而有多大改变啊。请nn帮帮忙解释一下。谢谢O(∩_∩)O~
(E)正确，but连接并列的分句，不需要形式上完全对等。
我觉得不信服。no longer虽然是全部否定，但它否定的是河流在部分城市生活中的地位，E选项中说in few cities河流是城市生活的焦点，句子意思并没有因为没有了no longer而有多大改变啊。请nn帮帮忙解释一下。谢谢O(∩_∩)O~ | 
