John got a terminal illness. He couldn't get out of the bed on his own.
A. John's illness is too terminal for him to get out of the bed on his own.
B. No sooner had John's illness got terminal than he could not get out of the bed on his own.
C. Were it not for his terminal illness, John would be able to get out of bed on his own.
Kiến thức: Câu điều kiện
Giải thích:
Dịch nghĩa: John mắc bệnh nan y. Anh không thể tự mình ra khỏi giường.
Xét các đáp án:
A. Bệnh của John đã quá giai đoạn cuối nên anh ấy không thể tự mình ra khỏi giường. => Câu này sai vì trong câu gốc dùng thì quá khứ đơn còn ở đây lại dùng thì hiện tại đơn.
B. John vừa bị bệnh nặng hơn thì anh ấy không thể tự mình ra khỏi giường. => Sai nghĩa
C. Nếu không phải vì căn bệnh nan y, John sẽ có thể tự mình ra khỏi giường. => Không thể dùng câu điều kiện loại 2 ở đây vì câu gốc đã là ở thì quá khứ đơn, nếu chuyển sang câu điều kiện phải chuyển thành câu điều kiện loại 3. (Câu điều kiện không có thực ở quá khứ.)
D. John bệnh nặng đến nỗi anh ấy không bao giờ có thể tự mình ra khỏi giường.
Tạm dịch: John bệnh nặng đến nỗi anh ấy không bao giờ có thể tự mình ra khỏi giường.
Choose D.
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