求解答一道（真的就一道...）91年02月国内题。

辛小九UID: 3384141

The common belief of some linguists that each language is a perfect vehicle for the thoughts of the nation speaking it is in some ways the exact counterpart of the conviction of the Manchester school of economics that supply and demand will regulate everything for the best. Just as economists were blind to the numerous cases in which the law of supply and demand left actual wants unsatisfied, so also many linguists are deaf to those instances in which the very nature of a language calls forth misunderstandings in everyday conversation, and in which, consequently, a word has to be modified or defined in order to present the idea intended by the speaker: “He took his stick—no, not John’s, but his own.” No language is perfect, and if we admit this truth, we must also admit that it is not unreasonable to investigate the relative merits of different languages or of different details in languages.
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我想问这篇阅读的最后一题：
27.        Which of the following contributes to the misunderstanding described by the author in lines 13-14?
(A) It is unclear whom the speaker of the sentence is addressing.
(B) It is unclear to whom the word “his” refers the first time it is used.
(C) It is unclear to whom the word “his” refers the second time it is used.
(D) The meaning of “took” is ambiguous.
(E) It is unclear to whom “He” refers.
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求解释为何选B，不选A？？
跪谢！！

SoohooBaiUID: 3443645

这个句子在addressing "he"这个人。不清楚的只在于他拿了谁的棍子。。。

小硕鼠UID: 3411565

你知道B肯定是对的
这位作者就是指"he"，言外之意这句话有两个对象，he和John
那么 he指出就不会有矛盾了，首先John肯定没有took the stick
其实我要是做第一反应也是那么选

vngogherUID: 3391684

no, not John’s, but his own