It [the first week’s payment] represented a week of very hard work—so hard that it might have been described as slavery if it hadn’t been for its aim and end.
A.…the aim of this slave-driving work was hard to describe. B.…the extremely hard work made it unacceptable for any payment. C.…but for the pay, I wouldn’t have been able to do such heavy work. D.…if it hadn’t been for the high pay, I wouldn’t have accepted such heavy work.正确答案D
