367. We can accept your order on condition that payment is made in advance.
譯文
如果你能提前付款,我們就可以接受你的訂單。
點(diǎn)睛
on condition that…意為“在……條件下;如果”,含義與if類似。如:
I will go there on condition that you would like to go with me. (=I will go there if you would like to go with me.)如果你跟我一起,我就去那兒。
短語(yǔ)in advance意為“事先,預(yù)先”。
考點(diǎn)歸納
表示“在……條件下”的表達(dá)還有under the circumstances that...。如:
Under the circumstances that the salary offered was too low, he felt unable to accept the job. 薪金太低,他覺(jué)得無(wú)法接受這份工作。
與circumstance相關(guān)的一個(gè)重要表達(dá)是under no circumstances...,表示“無(wú)論如何都不……”,通常置于句首,且句子使用倒裝形式。如:
Under no circumstances should you lend him any money. 你無(wú)論如何都不該把錢(qián)借給他。