[問題]tt gwd29-2

[fsab00037748]

Q2:
The discovery that Earth’s inner core rotates independently of and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers is responsible for advancing studies of the flow of heat from the inner through the outer planet and of the formation and periodic reversal in direction of Earth’s magnetic field.

A.core rotates independently of and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers is responsible for advancing studies of the flow of heat from the inner through the outer planet and of the formation and periodic reversal in direction of Earth’s magnetic field

B.core rotates independently of and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers is responsible for advancing studies of how heat from the inner core flows through the outer planet, and the formation and periodic reversal in direction of Earth’s magnetic field

C.core rotates independently and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers are responsible for advancing studies of how heat from the inner core flows through the outer planet, and how Earth’s magnetic field forms and the periodic reversal of its direction

D.core, rotating independently and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers, are responsible for advancing studies of the flow of heat from the inner through the outer planet, and the formation and periodic reversal in direction of Earth’s magnetic field

E.core, rotating independently of and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers, is responsible for advancing studies of the flow of heat from the inner through the outer planet and of how Earth’s magnetic field forms and the periodic reversal of its direction

答案給 A

這題一堆of...of...又of...得
看不懂什麼意思和解題結構
有過路大大有可以講解提示一下嗎?

謝謝啊~

[Penny Lee]

The discovery (1) [that Earth’s inner core rotates independently of (A) and more quickly than (B) Earth’s outer layers] (2) is (3) responsible for advancing studies of the flow {of heat from the inner through the outer planet (C) and of the formation and periodic reversal in direction of Earth’s magnetic field (D).} (4)

(1) 主要主詞
(2) […]名詞子句表同位, 修飾此項發現, A和B平行修飾rotates
(3) 主要動詞
(4) {…}中修飾the flow, C 和D平行修飾the flow

翻譯: 地球內部核心是與地球外部地層獨立開來旋轉(A)且旋轉速度也比地球外部層來的快(B), 這項發現是源自於更進一步研究, 從內部行星流向外部行星的熱流(C)和地球磁場方向的形成與週期性翻轉的流動(D)而得的研究

(C)和(D)先刪除, 主詞單數接動詞複數, 不對
(B) studies of 後接兩個受詞不平行, 不好
(E) 說, the discovery that the earth’s inner core, 地球的內部核心這項發現, 句意沒有表達出此項發現, 且地球的內部核心是一個事實不是發現, 不對

所以選(A)

希望有幫助你了解, 有誤煩請提出討論, 謝謝

[fsab00037748]

yeah~

謝謝Penny! 解釋得很詳細 , 豁然開朗 ^^

[achiachia]

請問，如果解法是
...,and...平衡三者，所以刪除B）C）D）
最後，E）的its指稱不明確，所以刪除，會不會有問題呢？
謝謝

[bonus]

B, E: and前後不平衡
C, D: are 主動不一致
E: its有問題

[Arlene]

.....rotates independently of and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers.....

independently 修飾 rotate
但是這裡的 of 是做什麼用途的啊？

請教各位牛牛們~~

[dibert8]

Earth’s inner core rotates independently of Earth’s outer layers 是 independent 的慣用語法 (i.e. be independent of 現在以副詞形式出現,因為要修是動詞 rotate)

[ggethan]

(d)(e)錯在沒動詞

(d)The discovery that Earth’s inner core, rotating independently and more quickly than Earth’s outer layers, are responsible for advancing studies of the flow of heat from the inner through the outer planet, and the formation and periodic reversal in direction of Earth’s magnetic field

that子句裡只有主詞Earth’s inner core但沒有動詞(rotating是分詞)

而are是discovery的動詞(不用應用單數is)

(e)把are的錯誤改成is 但還是少一個動詞