The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they

The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.

A. at length    B. at last    C. at stake    D. at ease

试题答案

C

解析:

at stake(=to be won or lost; risked, depending upon the result of sth.)在危险中；利害攸关；His life itself was at stake.(他的生命本身濒临危险。);  at last最终；at length详细地；at ease安详，自在，随便，不拘束：She knew he was not at ease.(她知道，他并不自在。)

本题译文：农民们比城里人更渴望鱼，因为雨水对农民来说关系更大。