Situation / Position / Condition 的差异

efully before you take out the student loan

 

 

on condition that

 

Note the expression on condition that for saying that one thing will happen only if another thing happens:

 

You can have the day off tomorrow on condition that you agree to work on Saturday.

 

They spoke to the police about the incident on condition that they would not be called as witnesses.

 

 

Situation

 

Situation refers to a set of conditions that are in place at a particular time and in a particular place:

 

If the situation had been different, our marriage might have succeeded.

 

I am particularly concerned about the situation in the south of the country where the rules of law and order appear to have broken down.

 

 

 

We also talk about an economic or financial situation:

 

The financial situation is dire - the company has failed to make a profit in each of the last four years.

 

 

 

situation comedies / situations vacant

 

Note also the compound nouns situation comedies (abbreviated to sitcoms) which describe amusing television drama series revolving around a set of characters in a family or organisation and situations vacant which refers to a column or page in a newspaper where jobs are advertised:

 

'The Office' is regarded as one of the most original sitcoms the BBC has produced so far this century.

 

If you just want a clerical job, look in the situations vacant column in the local newspaper.

 

 

 

position

 

 

Position is used in a wider variety of contexts than situation or condition. First and foremost, it refers to the way or where somebody or something is placed.

 

I was quite badly injured in the demonstration but managed to drag myself to a sitting position under a tree.

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