說法話茬第39期:Condition的使用誤區(1)

【病句診斷】

You could improve your conditions by running every day.

每天跑步可以增強你的健康。

【診斷辨析】

Condition作爲“健康狀況”解時，爲不可數名詞，無複數形式。作“條件”講時，爲可數名詞。如：Find out what the conditions of the contract are. 弄清楚合同的條件是什麼。

【診斷結果】

You could improve your condition by running every day.

【舉一反三】

He's in excellent condition for a man of his age.

他就其年齡而言, 身體極好。

I've had no exercise for ages; I'm really out of condition.

我已多時沒運動了, 現在健康狀況欠佳。

She's in no condition to travel.

她的身體狀況不甚健康不宜旅行。