单选题Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of deaf people _____ of the telephone.Athat the inventionBthan as the inventorCfor the inventionDas the inventor

单选题
Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of deaf people _____ of the telephone.
A

that the invention

B

than as the inventor

C

for the invention

D

as the inventor


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解析:
句意:贝尔曾对他的家人说过他宁愿人们把他当作聋人教师而不是电话的发明者来怀念。rather…than…是……而不是……。

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