TPO17 EUROPE'S EARLY SEA TRADE WITH … - 英檢

※ 引述《cyhung1025 (CY)》之銘言：
: The sheer scale of the investment it took to begin commercial expansion at sea
: reflects the immensity of the profits that such East-West trade could
: create.
本題行基本上等於改寫
主要是 同意代換
有時容許次要內容的遺失
但是不能改變句意

本句的內容不難看初試與經濟有關的 因為出現 profit利益
基本概念就是 利益＝收入-支出
所以原句的意思是說
一開始擴張海上貿易 的鉅額支出 反映了 東西交易所創造的巨大利益

投資不一定賺錢 不過既然有這麼大的投資 正反映了背後豐厚的獲利

: 4. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in
: the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning
: in important ways or leave out essential information.
: (A)The high cost to investors of developing trade by sea between East and West
: indicates the great size of the profits that such trade could produce.
high cost=高昂的成本
indicates象徵著 the great size of the profits

正確

: (B)The profits that could be created by sea trade between East and West were
: immense compared with the investment required to develop such trade.

compared with 這句整個錯了
從句意來看 海上貿易的利益不大 相較於投資 是很大的

請不要誤解 原文說投資多 可能暗示獲利多
但是沒說 利益 遠大於 投資
請分清楚之間的差異

: (C)The increase in commercial activity by using sea routes reflects the
: importance trade between East and West had for investors seeking great profits.
the increase in comercial activity
乃是標題殺人法
原句根本沒有提到 comercial activity 有增加
請直接刪掉

: (D)Because people made large investments in sea commerce between East and
: West, they expected to make immense profits.
出現因果句 但是原句不是因果句 所以提高警覺

仔細看一下 因果倒置了

這句話的中文翻譯應該是

他們預期可以獲得巨大的利益, 因為他們作了很大的投資

但是這句話不合邏輯 並不是因為投資大 所以能預期有獲利

應該要說

因為他們預期有很大的獲利 所以他們作了很大的投資

People made large investments in sea commerce between East and
West,because they expected to make immense profits.

: 答案是A，但是選項C跟選項D是錯誤在哪呢? 請版友大大不吝指教了，謝謝。

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