barron上一道语法题

题目

barron上一道语法题
1.The reason the event was cancelled was not so much the poor weather ________.
A as the lack of interest
B than the lack of interest
C than because of the lack of interest
D but rather the lack of interest
E as it was lacking interest
PS：麻烦顺便翻译一下这个句子!
谢谢热情的答复者们！但Barron上的标准答案是A……刚刚我在网上查询了一下，终于想通了！因为not so much…as = rather than，意思为“与其说……倒不如说……”，而A选项用的是固定搭配并且前后平行对等，所以应该选择A。希望我的理解对以后的SAT考生有一定的帮助！

答案

D
1.The reason the event was cancelled was not so much the poor weather but rather the lack of interest
not but
该事被取消的原因不只是恶劣的天气,而更多是缺乏兴趣