OG一道题求讨论

JanecoconutUID: 3449686

Just as the authors' book on eels is often a key text for courses in marine vertebrate zoology, their ideas on animal
　　development and phylogeny _________ teaching in this area.
　　(A) prevent
　　(B) defy
　　(C) replicate
　　(D) inform
　　(E) use

主要困惑来自og的解释：
The “just as” structure indicates that the second half of the sentence should somehow parallel the idea presented in the first half (i.e., the idea that the authors’ book on eels is a “key text” in marine vertebrate zoology). Among the choices given, “inform” is clearly the best choice. “Prevent” and “defy” work in the opposite direction, while “use” and “replicate” would suggest that the authors’ ideas are drawing upon the teaching in this area rather than the other way around. “Inform” leads to a meaning that nicely matches the first half of the sentence. Thus, the correct answer is inform (Choice D).

标红的这一句，指明了为了不选use而选inform.因为only drawing upon the teaching in this area rather than the other way around，这里不就是讨论的对teaching的作用吗。。。

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

OG的解释就是说，the authors' books 是为教育服务的，而不是由teaching而写出来的。