FEMALE PROFESSOR: So now, the question is, do we partially restore and rebuild the site before-the entire thing disintegrates?
FEMALE PROFESSOR: It will take a lot of funding to restore it, and, uh, I'm not sure it will be made available. Which would be a pity.
FEMALE PROFESSOR: Even a partly altered site can provide valuable information, which would be lost otherwise.
请问老师这里的otherwise 是否则的意思( 2 : if something did not happen, was not true, etc.),还是下面红字给出的意思呢?
假设这里的otherwise是否则的意思,教授的意思是,哪怕只是整修一小部分区域,也能为我们提供珍贵的信息。否则就没了。因此,教授的态度是希望可以修复。
但是这样理解的话,存在以下问题。第一:不符合上下文,因为教授的态度是 I'm not sure it will be made available.最后的题目给出的答案也是,She is not convinced it will be restore. 第二:教授说了第二句话,even,这是一个让步,即使这样的修复(partly alter site)能提供有用信息,但是其他方面(即修复提供珍贵信息的其他方面)最终还是将会消失。 这里的would be是对将来的情况推测,用情态动词+do形式。教授的态度是不确定的,所以最后一道题选择D。
6.What is the professor's opinion about the future of the Gonur-depe site?
A. She believes it would be a mistake to alter its original form.
B. She doubts the ruins will deteriorate further.
C. She thinks other sites are more deserving of researchers' attention.
D. She is not convinced it will be restored.(正确选项)
3 : in all ways except the one mentioned
One of the boys has a freckle on his cheek. Otherwise, the twins are nearly identical.
I didn't like the ending, but otherwise it was a very good book.
It rained in the morning; otherwise, it was a beautiful day. = It rained in the morning, but it was a beautiful day otherwise.
3. In other respects:
在其他方面:
an otherwise logical mind.
在其他方面才有逻辑的头脑
这种题,只要搞出正确答案就可以了。
6.What is the professor's opinion about the future of the Gonur-depe site?
A. She believes it would be a mistake to alter its original form.
B. She doubts the ruins will deteriorate further.
C. She thinks other sites are more deserving of researchers' attention.
D. She is not convinced it will be restored.(正确选项)
从这里的对话来看,至少前三项是明显错的。
至于你说的“教授的意思是,哪怕只是整修一小部分区域,也能为我们提供珍贵的信息。否则就没了。因此,教授的态度是希望可以修复。” 是完全正确的。
教授三句话
1. 是修还是让它完完?
2. 修要钱,还不知能否搞到钱
3. 如你所理解的。
第2句提供了选项D的支持信息 (没钱怎么修?she当然不确定信)。ABC全文不沾边,如此而已。
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otherwise = 如果不是有前文所说的,而是另外一种情况 (归根到底还是“否则”的意思)