GWD10-8

[agk99]

GWD-10-Q8:
Sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to acid rain, is an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal with all other pollutants.

A. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the respiratory system’s ability to deal
B. an especially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s capability of dealing
C. an especially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system in dealing
D. a specially serious pollutant because it diminishes the capability of the respiratory system to deal
E. a specially serious pollutant because of diminishing the respiratory system’s ability to deal


I think this question just test us whether I can tell the difference between especially and specially.
I need your idea to inspire me.

[Kyo]

根據老師的說法
especially表特殊 specially表專門

附上莫老師說法 請參考~

[homaru]

kyo大...連老莫的聲音都放上來了~
佩服佩服

[micht]

kyo 真有你的~~~~~~~~~~!!!

[agk99]

謝謝
熟悉的莫老聲音，真是感人
especially, 特別地
specially,專門地

[魚]

in my opinion , don't forget to distinguish between capability and ability and with caution to the wrong paten : because of Ving .

3Q

[bugubugu]

in my opinion , don't forget to distinguish between capability and ability and with caution to the wrong paten : because of Ving .

3Q

不好意思...
可提示capability和ability用法有何差異嗎?
是說一個沒表能力一個有表能力嗎?

我個人覺得C錯在要用to deal而不是用in dealing...
不知對不對?

[Pufa]

in my opinion , don't forget to distinguish between capability and ability and with caution to the wrong paten : because of Ving .

3Q

不好意思...
可提示capability和ability用法有何差異嗎?
是說一個沒表能力一個有表能力嗎?

我個人覺得C錯在要用to deal而不是用in dealing...
不知對不對?

大陸牛人認為
ability強調與生俱來的能力，而capability則是強調能不能做某事。
附上Longman的解釋：

ability
the state of being able to do something
ability to do something
the ability to walk
The health center serves all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
I don't have the ability to say 'no'.

capability
the natural ability, skill, or power that makes a machine, person, or organization able to do something, especially something difficult
the country's manufacturing capability
capability to do something
Does the company have the capability to change to meet market needs?
I can speak French, but simultaneous translation is beyond my capabilities (=too difficult) .

不過看了longman的解釋，好像又不是大陸牛人說的那一回事。
可能牛人說的是ETS的思維吧，畢竟ETS還是有他的習慣存在。

(下次要忍住 一定不能進GWD的討論帖 )

[游客]

in my opinion , don't forget to distinguish between capability and ability and with caution to the wrong paten : because of Ving .


大陸牛人認為
ability強調與生俱來的能力，而capability則是強調能不能做某事。
附上Longman的解釋：

ability
the state of being able to do something
ability to do something
the ability to walk
The health center serves all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
I don't have the ability to say 'no'.

capability
the natural ability, skill, or power that makes a machine, person, or organization able to do something, especially something difficult
the country's manufacturing capability
capability to do something
Does the company have the capability to change to meet market needs?
I can speak French, but simultaneous translation is beyond my capabilities (=too difficult) .

不過看了longman的解釋，好像又不是大陸牛人說的那一回事。
可能牛人說的是ETS的思維吧，畢竟ETS還是有他的習慣存在。

(下次要忍住 一定不能進GWD的討論帖 )

這個兩邊解釋根本完全相反
切... (H)

[nana]

看了一下longman的解釋
把ability翻成(一般的)能力
cability翻成(有沒有)潛力去做某事
好像說的過去
大伙兒覺得怎麼樣

[shmily0124]

當時小弟要在 A C 當中選一個

一看到 A 是無生命的所有格 馬上就二話不話的選了 C

但是錯了 記得之前也有一題 是 economy's 我也刪了

看來 所謂的「無生命的」 在定義上 可能要注意一下才是

請問 各位高手的看法如何？

還有 C 錯 是不是用法錯？ capability of doing sth

[agk99]

C的用法我認為沒錯，但就沒有A來的 conciseness
此外，ETS來解答一定會回答 wordy.....什麼的

[魚]

看了一下longman的解釋
把ability翻成(一般的)能力
cability翻成(有沒有)潛力去做某事
好像說的過去
大伙兒覺得怎麼樣

strongly agree with you :D

[wangdaven]

一個小技巧僅供參考,
什麼什麼的能力, 不管ability或capability, 都要用"to", 最好不要用"of"
ex. ability to communicate with people (o)
ability of commuication/communicating with people (x)
根據BBI搭配字典, ability和capability在這方面的文法結構大略相同, 沒看到有用of的
但是誰誰誰的能力就不在此限
ex. ability of john to communicate with people

[chloemoney]

你這個說法可能要再check一下，
因為我印象中，是
able or ability 加 to
capable /capability 加 of
才是慣用哦！