Q41:
Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers, while they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest.
A. Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers, while
B. The fact that elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains would make it seem that they are mountain dwellers, but
C. It would seem that elk would be mountain dwellers because of their living now solely almost in the Rocky Mountains, but still
D. Now living almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, it would seem that elk were mountain dwellers, although
E. It seems that elk would be mountain dwellers from the fact that they now live solely almost in the Rocky Mountains, since
Answer: A
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由 Zaitech » 2007-01-17 11:43
這題我選B....〈哇勒！什麼鬼題目啊....害我想了三天....〉
先來說說A選項吧....
Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers, while they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest.
就結構來說，致命傷在『which』上....這裡的『which』很明顯指代了前面整句話『Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains』....
在一般的文章裡，這樣的用法是可以被接受的....可是在AT考試裡，這樣的用法是不被允許的....〈有需要的話，請翻閱11版OG #71....〉
就句義上來說，整句話的重點放在了主要子句『Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains』上，翻譯是『麋鹿現在幾乎都只有住在落磯山脈裡面而已』....
『which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers』整個都是修飾語....只是要提供讀者更多的訊息....
至於『while they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest』就更是讓人搞不懂它到底要修飾誰了....
首先來說，依照『副詞子句修飾最靠近的動詞』的原則....『while』子句應該修飾『that elk are mountain dwellers』這句話....
可是，它不可能修飾『that elk are mountain dwellers』，因為如果修飾這句話的話，『while』前面不需要『，』隔開....
再來，『while』子句可能修飾的是『which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers』....可是這樣反而讀不出它們之間的意思了....
最有可能的是，『while』子句跳過整個『which』子句，修飾前面的『Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains』....這樣在語意上才翻譯的出來....
可是，這樣子搞就違反了『副詞子句修飾最靠近的動詞』的原則....
而且如果作者真的有意要表達這個意思，那為什麼不直接把『while』子句搬到句首，免得讀者猜半天呢....
改寫成這樣不是很好嗎？『While they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest, elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers.』....
我們再來研究B選項....
The fact that elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains would make it seem that they are mountain dwellers, but they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest.
首先來說，大家會覺得有問題的應該是『The fact』吧....
根據11版OG #50 (E)選項的解釋：『The fact is wordy』....為什麼呢？D選項之所以比E選項好是因為D選項使用了虛主詞『It』開頭，把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面，而E選項則是用的『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句，導致『頭重腳輕』....
所以我們再看回B選項吧....那B選項是否能夠改成虛主詞『It』開頭，把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面呢？
答案是不行，為什麼？因為後面『make it seem that』已經把『it』用掉了....在同一句子裡，代名詞需要同一指代....
而且整句話要改成虛主詞『It』開頭把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面根本就是不可能的任務....如果不信邪，你可以自己改改看....整句話會完全無法閱讀....
所以用『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句是不得已的選擇....
那這樣的句子是不是不好呢？答案是不必然的....
為什麼說用虛主詞『It』開頭，把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面的句子會比用『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句的句子好呢？因為這樣可以避免『頭重腳輕』....
所以我們應該來檢視B選項有沒有犯了『頭重腳輕』的毛病....如果沒有，那為什麼我們不能用『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句呢？
B選項很明顯沒有頭重腳輕的毛病吧....這部分我就不贅述了....
所以我覺得『The fact』並不構成B選項是錯的理由....
再來就句義來說，整句話的重點變成了『The fact that elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains would make it seem that they are mountain dwellers』....翻譯是『麋鹿現在幾乎都只有住在落磯山脈裡面的這個事實導致於它們似乎被認為是只棲息在山裡的動物』....
後面再用對等連接詞『but』帶出了另外一個重點『they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest』....翻譯是『但是它們曾經遍布整個美國的範圍，除了最西南方的一個條狀帶以外』....
所以B選項其實講了兩件事情....
第一件事情是『某個事實使得它們似乎被認為是只棲息在山裡的動物』....什麼事實？就是『麋鹿現在幾乎都只有住在落磯山脈裡面』的這個事實....
第二件事情則是『但是他們曾經遍布整個美國的範圍，除了最西南方的一個條狀帶以外』....然後重點放在第二件事情上面....
這樣能夠理解B選項跟A選項在語意上的差距嗎？
那作者到底要表達哪一種語意呢？這我就沒有辦法回答你了....因為我不是作者....
我只能說B選項不管是就結構來說還是就語意來說，我都覺得比A選項清楚....
先來說說A選項吧....
Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers, while they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest.
就結構來說，致命傷在『which』上....這裡的『which』很明顯指代了前面整句話『Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains』....
在一般的文章裡，這樣的用法是可以被接受的....可是在AT考試裡，這樣的用法是不被允許的....〈有需要的話，請翻閱11版OG #71....〉
就句義上來說，整句話的重點放在了主要子句『Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains』上，翻譯是『麋鹿現在幾乎都只有住在落磯山脈裡面而已』....
『which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers』整個都是修飾語....只是要提供讀者更多的訊息....
至於『while they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest』就更是讓人搞不懂它到底要修飾誰了....
首先來說，依照『副詞子句修飾最靠近的動詞』的原則....『while』子句應該修飾『that elk are mountain dwellers』這句話....
可是，它不可能修飾『that elk are mountain dwellers』，因為如果修飾這句話的話，『while』前面不需要『，』隔開....
再來，『while』子句可能修飾的是『which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers』....可是這樣反而讀不出它們之間的意思了....
最有可能的是，『while』子句跳過整個『which』子句，修飾前面的『Elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains』....這樣在語意上才翻譯的出來....
可是，這樣子搞就違反了『副詞子句修飾最靠近的動詞』的原則....
而且如果作者真的有意要表達這個意思，那為什麼不直接把『while』子句搬到句首，免得讀者猜半天呢....
改寫成這樣不是很好嗎？『While they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest, elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers.』....
我們再來研究B選項....
The fact that elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains would make it seem that they are mountain dwellers, but they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest.
首先來說，大家會覺得有問題的應該是『The fact』吧....
根據11版OG #50 (E)選項的解釋：『The fact is wordy』....為什麼呢？D選項之所以比E選項好是因為D選項使用了虛主詞『It』開頭，把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面，而E選項則是用的『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句，導致『頭重腳輕』....
所以我們再看回B選項吧....那B選項是否能夠改成虛主詞『It』開頭，把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面呢？
答案是不行，為什麼？因為後面『make it seem that』已經把『it』用掉了....在同一句子裡，代名詞需要同一指代....
而且整句話要改成虛主詞『It』開頭把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面根本就是不可能的任務....如果不信邪，你可以自己改改看....整句話會完全無法閱讀....
所以用『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句是不得已的選擇....
那這樣的句子是不是不好呢？答案是不必然的....
為什麼說用虛主詞『It』開頭，把真正主詞『that』子句放在後面的句子會比用『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句的句子好呢？因為這樣可以避免『頭重腳輕』....
所以我們應該來檢視B選項有沒有犯了『頭重腳輕』的毛病....如果沒有，那為什麼我們不能用『The fact』帶出真正主詞『that』子句呢？
B選項很明顯沒有頭重腳輕的毛病吧....這部分我就不贅述了....
所以我覺得『The fact』並不構成B選項是錯的理由....
再來就句義來說，整句話的重點變成了『The fact that elk now live almost solely in the Rocky Mountains would make it seem that they are mountain dwellers』....翻譯是『麋鹿現在幾乎都只有住在落磯山脈裡面的這個事實導致於它們似乎被認為是只棲息在山裡的動物』....
後面再用對等連接詞『but』帶出了另外一個重點『they once ranged over virtually all of the continental United States except for a small strip in the extreme Southwest』....翻譯是『但是它們曾經遍布整個美國的範圍，除了最西南方的一個條狀帶以外』....
所以B選項其實講了兩件事情....
第一件事情是『某個事實使得它們似乎被認為是只棲息在山裡的動物』....什麼事實？就是『麋鹿現在幾乎都只有住在落磯山脈裡面』的這個事實....
第二件事情則是『但是他們曾經遍布整個美國的範圍，除了最西南方的一個條狀帶以外』....然後重點放在第二件事情上面....
這樣能夠理解B選項跟A選項在語意上的差距嗎？
那作者到底要表達哪一種語意呢？這我就沒有辦法回答你了....因為我不是作者....
我只能說B選項不管是就結構來說還是就語意來說，我都覺得比A選項清楚....
- Zaitech
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救命啊這一提~
由 auguding » 2007-01-20 09:03
到底答案是啥呢?
那D為何不對呢?是因為脫節的問題嗎?
Now living almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, it would seem that elk were mountain dwellers, although
放在NOW前面脫節嗎?還是後面的用法不好?
那A的which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers用法不會怪怪的嗎?
大家快來討論啊~~~~
那D為何不對呢?是因為脫節的問題嗎?
Now living almost solely in the Rocky Mountains, it would seem that elk were mountain dwellers, although
放在NOW前面脫節嗎?還是後面的用法不好?
那A的which would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers用法不會怪怪的嗎?
大家快來討論啊~~~~
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由 阿琪 » 2007-10-11 13:49
此題屬進階考題…非比較五個選項差異，而是五個選項各有不同考點…~
但仍好心的給了唯一共同考點==> " while, but, but still, although, since" (最後的地方)
建議先判斷共同考點，對考試速度才有正面效益 (但仍須依個人習慣啦！)
判斷：
Elk now ..........they once 明顯是一種轉折語氣…故可刪 E
but still 中的still 通常是多餘的情形…暫刪 c
(d)考點：同位語，now living ...., it would seem (無法比較) 刪d
(a) 考點：which 修飾的問題有誤，刪a
有時間的話，再分析c， elk would be mountain dwellers的使用上存在一種過去是mountain dwellers的意涵，但此句是要強調now...elk are mountain dwellers，故與now明顯衝突 ，c
最後
B 結構: "__________ "would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers 符合結構用法，故選b
但仍好心的給了唯一共同考點==> " while, but, but still, although, since" (最後的地方)
建議先判斷共同考點，對考試速度才有正面效益 (但仍須依個人習慣啦！)
判斷：
Elk now ..........they once 明顯是一種轉折語氣…故可刪 E
but still 中的still 通常是多餘的情形…暫刪 c
(d)考點：同位語，now living ...., it would seem (無法比較) 刪d
(a) 考點：which 修飾的問題有誤，刪a
有時間的話，再分析c， elk would be mountain dwellers的使用上存在一種過去是mountain dwellers的意涵，但此句是要強調now...elk are mountain dwellers，故與now明顯衝突 ，c
最後
B 結構: "__________ "would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers 符合結構用法，故選b
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由 cktseng » 2007-10-15 15:48
阿琪 \$m[1]:此題屬進階考題…非比較五個選項差異，而是五個選項各有不同考點…~
但仍好心的給了唯一共同考點==> " while, but, but still, although, since" (最後的地方)
建議先判斷共同考點，對考試速度才有正面效益 (但仍須依個人習慣啦！)
判斷：
Elk now ..........they once 明顯是一種轉折語氣…故可刪 E
but still 中的still 通常是多餘的情形…暫刪 c
(d)考點：同位語，now living ...., it would seem (無法比較) 刪d
(a) 考點：which 修飾的問題有誤，刪a
有時間的話，再分析c， elk would be mountain dwellers的使用上存在一種過去是mountain dwellers的意涵，但此句是要強調now...elk are mountain dwellers，故與now明顯衝突 ，c
最後
B 結構: "__________ "would make it seem that elk are mountain dwellers 符合結構用法，故選b
老莫給的答案是A
D, E 用Although, since 與句子意思明顯有出入 刪
D 脫節 刪
C but still 語意重複 刪
B The fact that ... but that 才算平衡 而且the fact that 少選
A
1. while/whereas 表對照 好
2. ... , which ... 代替前面整句 (broad reference) 雖不完美 但是可以接受
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