Question

---The boys are not doing a good job at all, are

---The boys are not doing a good job at all, are they?
---__________.
A I don't believe B I don't believe it
C I believe not so D I believe not
这道题的标准答案为什么选D,请详细分析一下,十分感谢.

Answer 1

针对反意疑问句的回答是 yes 或 no，如对本句的否定回答一般是 No, they are not，也可以简略为 No, not。如果插入表述个人想法的 I believe 评注性意见，可以是 No, (they are) not, I believe 或 No, I believe (they are) not 。
你的纠结可能是对 believe 后宾语从句否定应该把 not 转移到主句，即 I don't believe they are，但是题目中没提供这个选项，而其他选项都不正确，因此只有用插入语加 not 的 D 项可选。

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懂了，十分感谢