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.
因為這句話我選了D
infer題 應該還是能從文章看出來的吧？
可是文章好像都沒有提到歐洲自己生產的困難
有沒有人有其他的見解？
※ 引述《azcactus (Arizona)》之銘言：
: ※ 引述《lynnctc (show)》之銘言：
: : 這題我也覺得怪怪的,
: : 原文第二段:
: : The chief problem was technological: How were the
: : Europeans to reach the East? Europe's maritime tradition
: : had developed in the context of easily navigable seas-the
: : Mediterranean, the Baltic, and. to a lesser extent, the
: : North Sea between England and the Continent-not of vast oceans.
: : New types of ships were needed, new methods of finding
: : one's way, new techniques for financing so vast a scheme.
: : 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. Spices were the
: : most sought-after commodities. Spices not only dramatically
: : improved the taste of the European diet but also were used
: : to manufacture perfumes and certain medicines. But even high-priced
: : commodities like spices had to be transported in large bulk in order
: : to justify the expense and trouble of sailing around the African
: : continent all the way to India and China.
: : 第六題題目:
: : It can be inferred form paragraph2 that spices from Asia were desirable
: : inEurope in the Middle Ages because they
: : a. were easily transported in large quantities
: : b. could not be produced in European countries
: : c. could be traded for products such as perfumes and medicines
: : d. were expected to increase in value over time
: : 原本選c,因為倒數第六行not only...but also那句有提到,
: : 但答案是b,
: : 不過這段找不到任何提到歐洲不能生產香料的相關字句,
: : 麻煩各位大大解答一下了!
: : 謝謝!!
: 選項C很明顯不對，香料spices were USED TO MAKE perfume and medicine，而不是
: 拿來"交換"這些物品
: 唯一可以推出且不違背原文意思的，就只有B選項，香料在歐洲無法取得(生產)，
: 所以歐洲人才需要向亞洲這方進行貿易交流(並拓展商旅路線等)
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