[請益] TPO16 TRADE AND THE ANCIENT..(有點難懂的一段)

[qqcandra (沒事多合購多合購沒事)]

 TRADE AND THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST (TPO16)
問題有點多 又有點複雜 希望大家幫幫忙 謝謝!!
Paragraph 4:

The mercantile economy was also characterized by a peculiar moral stance
that is typical of people who live by trade—an attitude that is
individualistic, calculating, risk taking, and adaptive to circumstances.
As among tribespeople, personal relationships and a careful weighing of
character have always been crucial in a mercantile economy with little
regulation, where one's word  is  one's  bond  and  where  informal  ties
of  trust  cement  together  an  international  trade network.

Q1:這段是重述題 雖然我有選對 不過是不小心矇到 想要跟大家確認一下意思!!
這裡的As不確定是甚麼意思..
tribespeople 注重人際關係和權衡人品在商業交易這方面,因為這方面少有規範
這些人的言論......信用.... 跟國際交易網路???--->>有人可以幫忙翻譯一下嗎? 囧

Nor have merchants and artisans ever had much tolerance for aristocratic
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Q2:還有這邊-->Nor 不是用在否定句嗎? 可是我沒看到否定的字眼
後面接have 是不是跟前一句have 有關連性呢?
這句也不是很懂 希望文法高手可以不吝指教

professions of moral  superiority,  favoring  instead  an  egalitarian  ethic
of  the  open  market,  where  steady  hard work, the loyalty of one's
fellows, and entrepreneurial skill make all the difference.

第七題
 which  of  the  following  was  NOT  necessary  for  success  in  the
mercantile economy?
○Good business sense
○Reliable associates
○Family wealth
○Constant effort
答案是三
答案我選對了 可是我不知道為什麼第四個選項對? 可以跟我說是文中的哪一句嗎?

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※ 編輯: qqcandra        來自: 118.161.70.86        (12/17 22:57)
※ 編輯: qqcandra        來自: 118.161.70.86        (12/17 23:01)
※ 編輯: qqcandra        來自: 118.161.70.86        (12/17 23:03)
推 sa018858:重申題我的解讀是 這樣的特質維繫整個貿易的網路..
推 sa018858:第七題我選3的原因, 是因為第三段有寫說最小化權力&財富~
→ sa018858:況且第四段最後說, 他們不爽就走人~ 沒有不停努力~
→ sa018858:個人看法, 有錯請改正..也祝你考試順利~
推 ChrisLo1215:steady hard work?
推 sa018858:應該是樓上說的對..所以4不能選..
→ qqcandra:謝謝樓上兩位~不過另外兩個問題有人可以解答嗎?感謝