問題：大全987-637

[zachary]

這題沒人提問..
Several studies have found that the coronary patients who exercise most actively have half or less than half the chance of dying of a heart attack as those who are sedentary
(A) have half or less than half the chance of dying of a heart attack as those who are sedentary
(B) have half the chance, or less, of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do
(C) have half the chance that they will die of a heart attack, or less, than those who are sedentary do
(D) are at least fifty percent less likely to die of a heart attack as those who are sedentary
(E) are at least fifty percent less likely than those who are sedentary to die of a heart attack

這一題我查的答案是『E』
我想知道，are at least fifty percent less likely算不算改變句意？
（或half or less of the chace of dying of ....是錯誤的..）
我選的是B
能有好心的大大提供一下解題的資訊吧～謝謝！


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[lanbow]

這種類似題型在OG裡有出現過，當劃線部份出現"half or less than half "
這類字眼時，都是希望你轉為用"at least fifty percent"來表達，
因為這樣比較簡潔、表達得又清楚。

現在手邊沒有OG，找到之後我在PO出來給大家參考，以上是我的意見，
大家覺得有錯要告訴我喔。

[吳]

(B) have half the chance, or less, of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do

我覺得,or less,是插入語,把它劃掉
句子變成:
have half the chance of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do

這樣句子的than就有錯了..

E用法參考og10th266

[zachary]

(B) have half the chance, or less, of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do

我覺得,or less,是插入語,把它劃掉
句子變成:
have half the chance of dying of a heart attack than those who are sedentary do

這樣句子的than就有錯了..

E用法參考og10th266

謝謝樓上的兩位大大的幫忙～
至於OG10th Q266裡，
它是at least+原級＝比較級的觀念。所以就符合本題裡的less囉？