OG-SC-Q180

[soaringally]

請教OG-SC-Q180

Quasars are so distant that their light has
taken billions of years to reach the Earth; consequently,
we see them as they were during the formation of the
universe.[/size]

A) we see them as they were during
B) we see them as they had been during
C) they appear to us as if
D) they appear to us as they did in
E) they appear to us as though in

ANS: A
D ambiguously suggests that the quasars appeared to us in
the formation of the universe- that is, as though we were
present to view them then. In E, as though in distorts the
meaning to suggest that we see the quasars in a
hypothetical situation- that is, that they may not have been
involved in the formation of the universe.
歐機的這段解釋我不大懂ㄝ 有沒有人可以解釋呢?
AS THOUGH 是當"猶如" 跟A的如同"AS'" 哪裡不一樣?

[Pufa]

OG是說DE會扭曲文意。

D：they appear to us as they did(=appeared to us) in the formation of the universe.
改變文意，且有一個地方很不合理：
我們在宇宙起始之出就存在了？

E的as though in the formation of the universe.
扭曲文意。
-->好像在宇宙的起源-->意思是Q星與宇宙的起源無關，宇宙的起源在這只是一個假設。所以錯。

[josephcfan]

Excuse me ! I still got some questions.
As if = As though 嗎 ??
ETS說 as if during ... as adverbial phrase to modify "we see"
So, is it the same usage to (E), that is , as though in... as a adverbial phrase modify "they appear" ??

[hccill]

根據Longman Dictionary,
as if=as though
=>in a way that makes it seem that something is true or that something is happening
中文:彷彿,好像

[pimi]

這題在老莫的講義中提到如下
During the(during後需加定冠詞) few minutes before the meeting I had a chat wit the chairman.
For a(for後加不定冠詞) few minutes before the meeting I had a chat wit the chairman.
不清楚他為何在這一題中寫下這樣的附註
想請問的是為何during後用定冠詞, for後加不定冠詞？？
是否遇到during, 後面就必加定冠詞呢？？
然後for後就必不加不定冠詞？？

[dibert8]

應該是句意的關係.
During the few minutes before the meeting I had a chat with the chairman. 在會前的幾分鐘,我和主席聊了一下 (限定)
For a few minutes before the meeting I had a chat with the chairman. 在會前我和主席聊了幾分鐘 (非限定)
比較清楚的寫法 => Before the meeting I had a chat with the chairman for a few minutes
For the few minutes before the meeting I had a chat with the chairman. 在會前的那幾分鐘裡,我和主席聊了一下 (限定)