Even though the previous laptop was significantly cheaper, it was just as powerful as this expensive one.

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Sentence rewriting: Choose A, B, C or D that has the CLOSEST meaning to the given pair of sentences in each question.

Trả lời cho các câu 623, 624, 625, 626 dưới đây:

Despite its lower price, the old laptop’s performance could not rival that of the current expensive model.

Notwithstanding the significant price difference, the power of the old laptop was equal to that of the expensive one.

Although the previous laptop cost much less, it was more powerful than the expensive model currently in use.

Regardless of being cheaper, the current expensive laptop is less powerful than the previous model.

Giải thích

Phương pháp giải:

Cấu trúc nhượng bộ và so sánh

Nhượng bộ: Even though + S + V = Notwithstanding/Despite + N/V-ing (Mặc dù).

So sánh bằng: as + adj + as

So sánh hơn: more + adj + than

Giải chi tiết:

Câu gốc: Mặc dù chiếc máy tính xách tay cũ rẻ hơn đáng kể, nó vẫn mạnh tương đương với chiếc máy đắt tiền này.

Xét các đáp án:

A. Despite its lower price, the old laptop’s performance could not rival that of the current expensive model.

→ Sai nghĩa: "Could not rival" (không thể sánh bằng) trái ngược với "just as powerful as" (mạnh bằng).

B. Notwithstanding the significant price difference, the power of the old laptop was equal to that of the expensive one.

→ Đúng ngữ pháp và ngữ nghĩa:

"Notwithstanding the significant price difference" = “Even though the previous laptop was significantly cheaper”

"equal to" = "just as powerful as".

C. Although the previous laptop cost much less, it was more powerful than the expensive model currently in use.

→ Sai nghĩa: "More powerful than" (mạnh hơn) không khớp với so sánh bằng ở câu gốc.

D. Regardless of being cheaper, the current expensive laptop is less powerful than the previous model.

→ Sai nghĩa: “cheaper sai thông tin máy mới đắt hơn ở câu gốc