The average weekly wage nearly doubled in the 1970’s, rising from $114 to $320 yet the average worker ended the decade with a de

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问题 The average weekly wage nearly doubled in the 1970’s, rising from $114 to $320 yet the average worker ended the decade with a decrease in what their pay may buy.

选项 A、with a decrease in what their pay may buy
B、with what was a decrease in what they were able to buy
C、having decreased that which they could buy
D、decreasing in purchasing power
E、with a decrease in purchasing power

答案E

解析 C中:(1)that which=what,因而不够简洁;(2)在分词一章曾多次提到过,现在分词的完成体不能作限定修饰词,本选项违反了此原则;D中:decreasing短语修饰decade,逻辑不通;B中:what从句中再套what从句,结构笨拙且句意难懂。由于what their pay may buy在意思上就等于purchasing power,因而E比A简洁,同时end with符合end的习惯用法,with之后的部分表达end的结果。
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