雅思詞組1:in terms of根據,按照;在一方面
A:Is there any difference between the two libraries?
A:這兩個圖書館有什么不同之處嗎?
B:Not in terms of their facilities.
B:設備方面沒什么區別。
I guess the next big step in terms of development of technology was to have people actually talking on the filin, and the first step towards this was in 1926 when sound effects were first used on a filn!
我猜技術發展接下來邁出的重大一步就是人們在電影中真正說話,而朝著這一目標邁出的第一步就是1926年第一次在電影中使用聲效。
according to
雅思詞組2:in that case如果那樣的話,在那種情況下
In that case, you will have to do without the help of your partner.
如果那樣的話你就不得不在沒有搭檔幫助的情況下自己完成(這項工作)。
稚思聽力中常常出現in no case,指“絕不”。
雅思詞組3:in the end最后,終于
The little boy has tried several times to pick up the ball, and in the end he succeeded.
男孩努力了好幾次要拾起球,最后終于成功了。
finally
雅思詞組4:in the first place當初;究竟,到底(用于句尾)
Why do you want to be a doctor in the farst place?
你究竟為什么想成為一名醫生?
firstly
雅思詞組5:in the heart of在…中心
A gem in the heart of Times Square, the hotel is located nearby the Broadway and the Rockefeller Center.
這家酒店猶如嵌在時代廣場中心的一顆寶石,位于百老匯和洛克菲勒中心附近。
雅思詞組6:in the majority占多數
Our respondents were both men and women, but the women were just slightly in the majority.
我們的調查對象中男性和女性都有,但是女性略占多數。
雅思詞組7:in the meantime同時
A:When do you want that dissertation done by?
A:你那篇論文想什么時候結稿?
B:Oh, it's not urgent. Um I should aim for the end of the term. But in the meantime, I think you should also be thinking about Chapter Two.
B:不是很急。我的目標是這個學期末。但同時,我覺得你應該開始想想第二章了。
at the same time, meanwhile
雅思詞組8:in the middle of在…的中間
Now I want you to look at the case study for Box Telecom as part of your exam assessment. 1t's interesting because they are in the middle of problems at the moment and I want you to track how they deal with them.
現在我想讓你們思索一下博科斯電信的案例研究,這作為你們考試評分的一部分。他們正陷于麻煩之中,我想讓你們追蹤看看他們如何處理這些問題,這劊良有意思。
雅思詞組9:in the middle of nowhere在偏僻的地方,周圍什么也沒有
As you can see, we're literally in the middle of nowhere here. There is no newspaper or TVs and there's only one phone and that's in the office.
正如你看到的,我們這里周圍幾乎什么都沒有。沒有報紙,沒有電視,只有辦公室里有一部電話。
out of the way
ergo nowhere和get nowhere都可表示“沒出息,一事無成”。
雅思詞組10:in that position處在那種位置或境況
Well, you're certainly not the only person in that position, as I'm sure you've found.
你當然不是唯一處于那種境況的人,我相信你已經發現了這一點。
in one's shoes表示“處于某人的位置,站在某人的立場上”。