1、condition
狀況;狀態
He remains in a critical condition in a California hospital.
他在加州的一家醫院里,病情仍然十分危急
。I received several compliments on the condition of my skin.
好幾個人夸我的皮膚保養得好
。(某事完成或發生的)環境,條件
This change has been timed under laboratory conditions.
在實驗室條件下測得了這一變化所需的時間
。The mild winter has created the ideal conditions for an ant population explosion.
暖冬為蟻群數量激增創造了理想的條件
。(某一群人的)生活狀況,境況;(尤指)艱難處境
The condition of the people could be elevated by a programme of social reform.
人們的生活狀況可以通過社會改革方案得到改善
。The government has encouraged its people to better their condition.
政府鼓勵人民改善生活狀況
。2、challenge
挑戰;難題
I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.
我喜歡大的挑戰,而所有挑戰中再沒有比這更大的了
。The new government's first challenge is the economy.
新政府面臨的第一個難題是經濟問題
。(成功地)應對挑戰,迎接挑戰
The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.
一個嶄新的德國必須迎接挑戰,承擔更多的責任
。They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.
他們一個下午成功接待了80名學童
。懷疑,質疑(真實性、價值、權威等)
Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.
民主黨領袖對總統簽署這項法案提出了質疑
。The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.
此項動議立即遭到其中兩個共和國的反對
。