29. in / out of condition(=thoroughly healthy or fit / not fit)健康状况好/不好。

　in good(bad)condition处于良好(坏)状态

Do more exercises or you will be out of condition. 多锻炼否则你会身体不好的。

I don’t care about the price, so long as the car is in good condition. 我不计较价钱，只要车很好用就行了。

28. in that = because 因为；now that = since 既然

He didn’t attend the negotiation in that he was ill. 他因为有病，没有参加谈判。

Now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents’ help. 既然你已是个大学生了，就应当学着独立，不靠父母的帮助。

27. on condition that(=if)以……为条件，假如　

I’ll come on condition that John is invited too. 如果约翰也受到邀请，我就来。

26. condemn sb. to 判决

The criminal was condemned to death. 这个罪犯被判死刑。

25. in conclusion(=as the last thing)最后一点；at the conclusion of 当……结束时；

In conclusion, I’d like to say how much I’ve enjoyed staying here. 最后我想要说我在这里过得有多愉快。

24. concentrate on(or upon)集中，专心

I can’t concentrate on my work when I’m tired. 我累了就无法集中精力工作。

23. complain of(or about)抱怨；诉苦；控告；complain about 抱怨某人或事情；complain to sb. about sth. (or sb. )向某人抱怨……

I have nothing to complain of. 我没有任何不满。

You’ve got nothing to complain about. 你没什么可抱怨的。

22. by comparison 比较起来in comparison with(=in contrast to)和……比起来

We can only tell good from bad by comparison. 我们可以通过比较来分辨好坏。

21. compare…with … 把……与……比较 compare…to… 把……比作……

I compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference. 我比较了复印件和原件，但是差别不是很大。

Life is poetically compared to the morning dew. 在诗歌中，人生被比喻为朝露。

20. keep company with(=be friendly and go out together)和……要好。

He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl. [谚]跟狼在一起，就会学狼叫；近墨者黑。