The trade in scientific literature in nineteenth-century Germany was so robust that publishers constantly worried about (i)_____

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问题 The trade in scientific literature in nineteenth-century Germany was so robust that publishers constantly worried about (i)________of new titles, an anxiety that gave even relatively undistinguished authors, who made their living writing technical treatises, (ii)________.
Blank (i)    Blank (i)
A. prices    D. limited public relevance
B. supplies  E. enviable scholarly credentials
C. embargoes F. strong bargaining positions

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答案B,F

解析 先看空格(i),逻辑连接词是so…that…表示前后同义重复。前面说科学文献这个行业(trade)是如此的繁荣(robust),后面说以至于出版商忧虑新文章的________。既然这个行业robust,出版商唯恐供不应求,空格(i)要体现新文章供应的含义,选项符合预期的是B项supplies(供给)。有些同学空格(i)可能会选A项prices。注意,行业繁荣的时候供应商(即出版商)担心的是供给,而消费者关心的是价格。举个例子,我们把这里的trade in scientific literature换成trade in iPhone,当苹果手机交易火爆的时候,商家最担心的是价格还是供货问题?显然,应当是担心供货。再看空格(ii),逻辑连接词是and,表示前后并列重复。前面说担心新文章供应,后面说这种担心给那些甚至不出名的(undistinguished)作家________。因为害怕供不应求,自然是卖方市场,卖方话语权更大,所以,空格(ii)表达“话语权重”这一含义,选项符合预期的是F项strong bargaining positions(很高的谈判地位)。
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