※ 引述《maskwearer (如果说后悔是不是能到退)》之铭言:
: Billy was elected because the other man ranged before him showed to ill ___.
: A)acknowledgement
: B)recognition
: C)advantage
: D)deliberation
: 答案是C 不懂
此句改写自作家Herman Melville的中篇小说Billy Budd, Sailor(水手比利·巴德),
他去世于1891年,此篇的手稿在三十年后被发现,经过编辑整理后于1924年出版。
他最广为人知的作品是Moby-Dick(白鲸记)。
Billy Budd, Sailor全文:
https://tinyurl.com/27havtfk
以下英文节录自原文
中文为自己翻译,如有不妥或错误请不吝指教
And him only he elected.
he only elected him的倒装, 主词是he
he:指招兵的军官, him:指Billy
而他(军官)只挑中了他(比利)。
For whether it was because the other men when ranged before him showed to ill
advantage after Billy,
the other men:其他船员们, range:列队, before:此处是in front of的意思
him:指军官, ranged before him:在他(军官)面前列队
show to ill advantage:没有展现出优势、看起来毫无优点
我不懂为何此处有"to",还请高手解释
不管是因为在比利身后,在他(军官)面前列队的其他船员们看起来毫无优点,
or whether he had some scruples in view of the merchantman being rather
short-handed,
scruples:顾忌, in view of:鉴于, merchantman:商船, short-handed:人手不足的
或是鉴于商船人手不够,他(军官)有一些顾忌,
however it might be, the officer contented himself with his first spontaneous
choice.
不管是哪个原因,军官都对自己自发的首选感到满意。
回到你的题目(无前后文,只分析这个句子):
Billy was elected because the other man ranged before him showed to ill ___.
这个句子makes no sense,原因如下:
1. Billy为主词,无前后文的情况下him会被当作Billy,但him应该是负责招募的人才对
2. man为单数,可是range是列队的意思,一人无法列队
例句:The troops were ranged in front of the commanding officer.
士兵们在指挥官面前列队。
可以改写成:
He elected Billy because the other men ranged before him showed to ill
advantage.
他(负责招募的人)选择比利,因为在他(负责招募的人)面前列队的其他人看起来毫无
优点。
※ 引述《maskwearer (如果说后悔是不是能到退)》之铭言:
: Billy was elected because the other man ranged before him showed to ill ___.
: A)acknowledgement
: B)recognition
: C)advantage
: D)deliberation
: 答案是C 不懂