in repair/under repair

【问】 The school building is in repair.

[原译]校舍正在修理中。

译文是否准确?

【答】 be in repair不作“在修理中”解，而作“修理好”、“维修良好”解，其意义相当于be ingood repair。

1. The state keeps the roads in repair. (Thorndike)

国家使公路保持良好维修状态。

2. This machine is in good repair now. (Palmer)

这台机器现在已修理好了。

under repair，during repairs 才是“在修理中”的意思：

1. The road is under repair. (JED)

这条路正在修建(中)。

2. The shop will be closed during repairs.

(这家)商店在修理期间将关闭。