白勇第3章第14題

[lovekyoko]

The delinquency rates on mortgages for office buildings,hotels,

shopping mails, and other commercial properties held by the

nation's insurance companies in recent months have increased

sharply,leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types

of loan could double over the next three years.

(A)in recent months have increased sharply,leading to predictions

that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the

next three years

(B)have increased sharply in recent months ,leading to predictions

that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the

next three years

(C)have increased sharply in recent months ,leading to predictions

that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loan could occur

over the next three years

(D)have increased sharply in recent months , and lead to

predictions that over the next three years doubling of foreclosures

on these types of loan could occur

(E) in recent months has increased sharply ,and this leads to

predictions that foreclosures on that types of loan in the next

three years could double

這題只對於解答上說的C選項有個疑問 doubling of ........could occur 故意複雜化表達笨拙不簡潔 我不太懂 這樣為什麼可以說複雜

[lovekyoko]

答案是B

[小花]

用動詞較簡潔
,leading to predictions that foreclosures on these types of loan could double over the next three years


一看就知道誰是誰的兩倍

反觀名詞
leading to predictions that doubling of foreclosures on these types of loan could occur over the next three years

很難看出誰是誰的兩倍

可參考白勇語法P189 倍數的表達

[dibert8]

(A) (B) 考修飾位置
in recent months 的最佳位置應該是 have {in recent months} increased ...
(A) 的 in recent months 前後都可以修飾,造成歧異.
(B) 就近修飾,雖不完美,為可接受的常用位置.