核心问题
three persons were prohibited purposely in the name of the law and order. (TOEFL)
据说本题的错误是 D(the law and order)。但我不知它错在何处。
词典解答
根据英语惯用法,当意义相反或相近的两个名词放在平行结构里的时候,通常不用冠词。如,day by day, husband and wife, face to face。上题中的 the law and order 应改为 law and order。类例:
Law and order has been established. (CGEL)
法律和秩序已经建立起来。
(参见 father and son)