[i习作temp] 讨论一下，a142中结论句中function一词的理解 [复制链接]

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发表于 2007-3-28 05:41:17 |只看该作者 |倒序浏览

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The article entitled 'Eating Iron' in last month's issue of Eating for Health reported that a recent study found a correlation between high levels of iron in the diet and an increased risk of heart disease. Further, it is well established that there is a link between large amounts of red meat in the diet and heart disease, and red meat is high in iron. On the basis of the study and the well-established link between red meat and heart disease, we can conclude that the correlation between high iron levels and heart disease, then, is most probably a function of the correlation between red meat and heart disease.

看了精华区对它的讨论。刚刚查了一下在线字典关于function的解释:
4.Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its existence, value, or significance: Growth is a function of nutrition.

http://www.answers.com/function

按照例句来说，这句话是不是指，"A is a function of B"相当于 "B brings about/creates A" (B带来/造成了A).

那么结论句明显把原因(B)和结论(A)弄颠倒了。题目说铁与病的关系(B)归根于肉与病的关系(A)。

不过如果有这么明显的错误，前辈们应该早就提到了的。困惑中，希望大家点拨。