1)在……内:
The telephone is in my study.
电话在我书房里。
Which hotel shall we stay in?
我们住哪家旅馆?
She works in the studio in the morning.
上午她在画室工作。
2)在(一段时间)内:
In the evening we arrived at the hotel.
傍晚时我们到达旅馆。
I returned to China in the middle of June.
我六月中旬回到中国。
Mary started school in 1992.
玛丽1992年开始上学。
3)在(一段时间)后:
I’11 come round in a day or two.
我一两天就回来。
In an hour there was a telegram back.
一个钟头后就回电报了。
I’11 be back in no time.
我一会儿就回来。
4)表示状态、特征等:
Everybody was in high spirits.
人人都情绪高昂。
His mind was in confusion.
他脑子里很乱。
Do you have these pants in yellow?
这种裤子你有黄色的吗?
5)(引起短语作状语)表示方式、目的等:
She looked at us in anger.
她气愤地瞧着我们。
Lotta danced round in excitement.
洛塔兴奋地跳起舞来。
6)在……的过程中:
In doing so he fell into contradictions.
在这样做时他又陷入矛盾了。
In doing we learn.
在干中学。
7)在……的方面:
Did You have any difficulty in finding the place?
你找这个地方有困难吗?
She was weak in geography.
她地理不行。
8)在……上:
They accepted the plan in principle.
他们在原则上接受了这个计划
It’s only correct in theory.
这只是在理论上正确。