A recent review of pay scales indicates that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times in 1980.
that CEO's now earn an average of 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, compared to a ratio of 42 times
that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, a ratio that compares to 42 times
that, on average, CEO's now earn 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO's who now earn on average 419 times more pay than blue-collar workers, as compared to 42 times their pay, the ratio
CEO's now earning an average of 419 times the pay of blue-collar workers, compared to the ratio of 42 times
- 'the ratio of 42 times' is redundant; it'd be good enough just to say '42 times'. note that the word 'ratio' is not redundant in choices c-d, since it's being used as a modifier to make a logical connection.
- it doesn't say 42 times what. not only is that unacceptably vague, but it also breaks parallelism.
CEO's是CEO的复数
c选项419 times the pay和42 times their pay形成对比,the ratio是同位语
其余选项the ratio和pay无法形成比较
choice b, a ratio作为了419 times的同位语。比较对象依然是a ratio 和42 times
choice c, 比较对象是419 times和42 times。correct
choice d,e没有谓语动词
CEO's now earn 肯定是对的
C:as compared to看成一个完整的介词表比较
- 'the ratio of 42 times' is redundant; it'd be good enough just to say '42 times'. note that the word 'ratio' is not redundant in choices c-d, since it's being used as a modifier to make a logical connection.
- it doesn't say 42 times what. not only is that unacceptably vague, but it also breaks parallelism.
B中compare要用过去分词,compared。