[問題]天山 7-17

[Janet]

Q17:
As a large corporation in a small country, Hachnut wants its managers to have international experience, so each year it sponsors management education abroad for its management trainees. Hachnut has found, however, that the attrition rate of
graduates from this program is very high, with many of them leaving Hachnut to join competing firms soon after completing the program. Hachnut does use performance during the program as a criterion in deciding among candidates for management positions, but both this function and the goal of providing international experience could be achieved in other ways. Therefore, if the attrition problem cannot be successfully
addressed, Hachnut should discontinue the sponsorship program.

In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

A. The first describes a practice that the argument seeks to justify; the second states a judgment that is used in support of a justification for that practice.
B. The first describes a practice that the argument seeks to explain; the second presents part of the argument’s explanation of that practice.
C. The first introduces a practice that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides grounds for holding that the practice cannot achieve its objective.
D. The first introduces a policy that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides grounds for holding that the policy is not needed.
E. The first introduces a consideration supporting a policy that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides evidence for concluding that the policy should be
abandoned.

ans:D

請問本題CD如何取捨.

C是不是錯在cannot achieve its objective,因為manager的objective還是有達到(Hachnut wants its managers to have international experience)?

[fiona]

第二個BF只說有別的方法可以達到 沒說原來的方法不可以達到目標

[modern]

第二個BF只說有別的方法可以達到 沒說原來的方法不可以達到目標

that's correct. It never mentioned " cannot achieve the objective."

[miyacco]

本來選 C 但是再一想就選到了 E

請教一下 E 哪裡錯了啊?

感恩 ~

[fiona]

E. The first introduces a consideration supporting a policy that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides evidence for concluding that the policy should be abandoned.
第一個BF就是policy了
不是a consideration supporting a policy

[pimi]

attrition是損耗, 磨損的意思
那the attrition rate of graduates
是指畢業生的損耗率囉

在the attrition rate of graduates後, 也有解釋with many of them leaving Hachnut to join competing firms soon after completing the program, 說明這裡指的損耗率是指當完成這個課程, 很多人都會離開Hachnut, 而去H的競爭公司

我想請問的是, the attrition rate of graduates翻譯成畢業生的損耗率, 這樣對嗎? 因為這樣翻, 有點把畢業生物化了, 感覺好像畢業生會壞掉一樣, 有沒有其他更好的翻譯阿??

[Austing]

attrition是損耗, 磨損的意思
那the attrition rate of graduates
是指畢業生的損耗率囉

在the attrition rate of graduates後, 也有解釋with many of them leaving Hachnut to join competing firms soon after completing the program, 說明這裡指的損耗率是指當完成這個課程, 很多人都會離開Hachnut, 而去H的競爭公司

我想請問的是, the attrition rate of graduates翻譯成畢業生的損耗率, 這樣對嗎? 因為這樣翻, 有點把畢業生物化了, 感覺好像畢業生會壞掉一樣, 有沒有其他更好的翻譯阿??

at‧tri‧tion [uncountable] formal
1 the process of gradually destroying your enemy or making them weak by attacking them continuously:
a war of attrition
2 especially American English when people leave a company or course of study and are not replaced:
Staff reductions could be achieved through attrition and early retirements.
我想這邊應該翻成職缺
請不要fully相信眼博士

[pimi]

感謝Austing
眼博士真的太遜了

[dibert8]

這麼說,美國人講 attrition rate, 就是"離職率"囉!