Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributors of air pollution
Đáp án C
Giải thích: Giữa hai câu sử dụng từ nối "However", thể hiện mối quan hệ nhượng bộ, hai vế trái ngược nhau nhưng không đối nghịch hoàn toàn.
Dịch nghĩa: Giao thông vận tải đã được thực hiện dễ dàng hơn nhiều nhờ vào việc phát minh ra ô tô. Tuy nhiên, những chiếc xe ô tô là yếu tố đóng góp lớn nhất của ô nhiễm không khí.
Phương án C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution. = Mặc dù việc phát minh ra chiếc xe ô tô đã làm giao thông vận tải dễ dàng hơn nhiều, những chiếc xe là yếu tố đóng góp lớn nhất của ô nhiễm không khí.
Đây là phương án có nghĩa của câu sát với nghĩa câu gốc nhất.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution. = Việc phát minh ra chiếc xe ô tô đã làm giao thông vận tải dễ dàng hơn nhiều, những chiếc xe là một trong số những yếu tố đóng góp lớn nhất của ô nhiễm không khí.
“Là một trong số những” và “là” mang hai sắc thái và ý nghĩa khác hẳn nhau.
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air. = Mặc dù việc phát minh ra chiếc xe ô tô đã làm giao thông vận tải dễ dàng hơn nhiều, con người sử dụng ô tô để đóng góp vào ô nhiễm không khí.
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributors of air pollution. = Mặc dù việc phát minh ra chiếc xe đã làm cho giao thông dễ dàng hơn đến thế nào, chính chiếc xe là một trong những yếu tố đóng góp lớn nhất cho ô nhiễm không khí.
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