請問"than"的迷惑

[hilary]

有補過美加的朋友們應該都會記得莫老師曾經提過一個考點：「than後方孤伶伶一個名詞，此答案永遠不選。」
今天在做考題的時候，真的有被迷糊到了，迷糊點在於下述：
OG103. The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.
(D)A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle can, and at a lower cost.（正解：確實shuttle後方有can，所以可以理解。）
但另外一題：
OG96. Ranked as one of the most important of Europe's young playwrights, Franz Xaver Kroetz has written 40 plays; his works-translated into more than 30 languages-are produced more often than any contemporary German dramatist.
(D)than those of any other（正解。但those難道不算是than後方孤伶伶沒有帶著Verb的名詞嗎？為什麼這樣不算是違反考點呢？）

迷惑很久了，拜託大家幫我解惑T.T，對於than之後的用法真的搞不清楚，變化很多。
謝謝

[dibert8]

OG11-Q103
句子裡有主詞 (rocket) 和受詞 (load), 因為比較要同類,如果不加助動詞會不曉得要跟主詞比,還是跟受詞比.所以跟主詞比較時,助動詞不能省略.

OG11-Q96
句子裡只有主詞 (works), 比較要同類所以加 those of (= works of). 因為不會混淆比較的對象,時態又相同,因此助動詞可省略.

[dibert8]

題目:
103. The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.
(A) The development of a new jumbo rocket that is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and at a lower cost.
(B) The development of a new jumbo rocket is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration and be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.
(C) The development of a new jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit at a lower cost than the space shuttle.
(D) A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle can, and at a lower cost.
(E) A newly developed jumbo rocket, which is expected to carry the United States into its next phase of space exploration, will be able to deliver a heavier load of instruments into orbit than the space shuttle and to cost less.



Ans: D



96. Ranked as one of the most important of Europe's young playwrights, Franz Xaver Kroetz has written 40 plays; his works--translated into more than 30 languages--are produced more often than any contemporary German dramatist.
(A) than any
(B) than any other
(C) than are any
(D) than those of any other
(E) as are those of any



Ans: D

[hilary]

謝謝dibert8，理解了。

[kigosam]

這裡還有一個地方有疑問，(D)當中的 ,and at a lower cost. 要怎麼去解釋他阿？ 還有，(D)當中感覺是「火箭要把美國帶入下一個太空探索的領域」，可是應該是計畫才可以把美國帶入下一個太空探索的領域阿？怎麼會這樣，害我(D)也不敢選。

[dibert8]

"(D) 當中的 ,and at a lower cost." = , and (will be) at a lower cost.
"「火箭要把美國帶入下一個太空探索的領域」"是一種比喻的寫法.

[ginachi]

我的疑問題在"，"是因為提公因式省略 , and (the development of a new jumbo rocket will be) at a lower cost. 才加的嗎??感覺上and 前面有逗號會先想到"三個平衡"或是" two independent clauses", 所以覺得有點礙眼，希望大大們解惑???

[dibert8]

(D) ..., and... 逗點後面是次要結構
(E) 錯在 to 的句意:火箭沒有降低 cost 的能力.

[ginachi]

大恩不言謝了，D大大善人，我會牢牢記住的這條規則的。