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A leading figure in the Scottish enlightenment, Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx’s Das Kapital is to socialism.

A. Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what
B. Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism like
C. Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism just as
D. Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism similar to
E. Adam Smith wrote two major books that are to democratic capitalism what
C为什么不对?为什么要选E,E是什么结构啊?帮忙解释一下吧

解答:

A is to B what C is to D.

A 对于B(的作用)就如C对D(的作用)


这是这样的一个语法结构。我上大一时学的,当时学了也很郁闷,因为跟我想的不一样。这样的郁闷让我把这个句型记得很死。我想这辈子我也忘不了了。

“苏格兰启蒙运动的领导人亚当·史密斯的两本主要的书对于资本主义民主的作用就像马克斯的《资本论》对于社会主义作用一样。”