His business is in a good state. 他的生意很好。

The condition of the house was so bad that nothing could make it safe to live in.

房屋的条件太差了以至于不能安全地住在里面。

温馨提示

situation与condition, occasion, point, case一样，后常用where, in which引导定语从句。

Can you imagine a situation where/in which you can use the word?你能想像出可以使用这个单词的语境吗？

高手过招

用适当的关系代词或关系副词填空

①He，s got himself into a dangerous situation he is likely to lose control over the plane.

②I can ,t think of the situation I meet my father.

③They have to think of a good idea to cope with the situation they face.

答案：①where ②where ③that/which

4. damage

vt.& n. 损害；毁坏

易混辨析

ruin/destroy/damage

ruin强调毁灭的彻底性，并且是一次性的行动。这种毁灭也许力量不是很大，但其严重性却使其不能修复,它强调的是毁坏的长期结果。

destroy指通过某种有力的或粗暴的手段使之毁灭或无用，一般不能或很难修复，有时用于比喻意义。

damage则指对价值和功能的破坏，多用于无生命的东西，一般还可以修复。

The storm ruined the crops. 暴风雨毁坏了庄稼。

The house across the street is in ruins.

街道对面的房子已是一片废墟。

He has destroyed my hope. 他破坏了我的希望。

The earthquake destroyed a lot of buildings.

地震毁坏了许多楼房。

The bridge was damaged by the flood.

那座桥梁被洪水损坏了。

温馨提示

destroy只能用作动词，而ruin和damage既能用作动词又能用作名词。

高手过招

单项填空

An earthquake struck this area, a lot of damage. (2010·01·山东青岛二中模块检测)

Making B. causing C. done D. Caused

解析:选B。make与damage不能搭配使用；"造成损失、损害"用do/cause damage；此处的动词与前面的句子构成逻辑上的主谓关系，所以需用现在分词作结果状语。