in order 处于良好的状态
【讲解】
此语中order为名词，意为“次序,整齐”。其基本含义为“以一种特殊的方式安排”。引申为“处于良好的状态”，例如:Chairs were arranged and printed material put in order. (椅子排得整整齐齐，印刷材料放得井井有条。）其常用的形式为do sth. in order.其反义词为out of order"次序颠倒,不合规程”。根据箔要也可在order前加上形容词，如:In il order,etc.
【对话】
A:What a mess!
A:多乱啊！
B:Let's get the things in order.
B:我们把东西收拾一下吧。
A:OK. Mum will be here soon.
A:好吧，妈妈就要回来了。
B:But no matter how we try, mum will see something unusual. Do you think she will dress us down?
B:无论如何妈妈总会看出破绽的，你说妈妈会不会狠狠地说我们？
A:Probably not. She used to be a child like us.
A:应该不会吧，她也曾是个小孩子呀。
