Question

_______,a man who can express himself effectively is likely to succeed more rapidly than those w..

_______,a man who can express himself effectively is likely to succeed more rapidly than those who can't.
A.other things to be equal
B.were other things equal
C.to be equal to other things
D.other things being equal
该选哪个为什么，谢谢

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2011-09-21 22:19
选D,独立主格结构，中动词要用非谓语形式，
A中的to be 表示将来，不合适语境
该句等于：If other things are equal，。。。
而不是If other things are to be equal。。。。故A是错的

问:D other things being equal 这句中being能不能省略？独立主格结构中不是有名词/代词+形容词这一种吗？

Answer 1

你好， 此题的正确答案是：【D.other things being equal】

 

【解释】：这是独立主格结构作条件状语的， 等于： If other things are equal

Other things【being】equal, a man who can express himself effectively is likely to succeed more rapidly than those who can't.

 

being 可省。

语言点：

当独立主格结构中being 后面的逻辑表语是形容词， 副词， 不定式， 介词短语时， being 可以省略

如：

The boy is playing with snow, hands (being) red with the cold. （形容词）

He came in, book in hand (介词短语）

The meeting (being) over(副词）, they walked out of the room.

 

不能省的两种情况

1. There + be 句型
   如： There being no buses, we had to walk home

2. 当逻辑表语是名词时

   The boy being a student, we should do what we can to help him

 

 

【翻译】：如果其它情况一样， 那么善于有效表现自己的人有可能比那些做不到这些的人先一步到达成功的彼岸

 

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