OG12 76th 求解，谢谢！

philipyu1025

Retailers reported moderate gains in their Noverber sales, as much because of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that shoppers were getting a head start on buying their holiday gifts.
A of their sales of a year earlier being so bad as that
B  of their sales of a year eariler having been as bad as because
D  their sales a year earlier had been so bad as because

答案选D

第一，请问as 是比较的意思还是因为的意思？
第二，若是比较是比较的哪两个东西？若是因为，后面两个原因是并列的吗？
第三，怎么翻译as 后面的部分？

sbjqbS

as much“也，同样的”

cckjenius

这两个原因占的比重差不多咯~

philipyu1025

从翻译上看，这不还是两个原因并列吗？看不出有什么比较。。。。

rudder86

比较 as much as
表示比较也需要parallel吖~
就是说他们11月份销量中等八样，一部分是因为早些时候销量不好，一部分是因为人们开始大量购买节日礼物叻~