【词组解析】

1. in step with 与...一致/协调

（1）His lifestyle is not really in step with the times.

        他的生活方式与时代不太合拍.

（2）We have to compromise keep in step with our society.

        我们必须妥协以便与社会的步调一致. 

2. in tears 流着泪,在哭着 

（1）The officers on duty were visibly overcome, many of them in tears. 

       那些值班的官员明显不能自持, 许多人都流出了眼泪. 

（2）Shocked by the sad news, she broke out in tears. 

       那不幸消息使她震惊, 她失声痛哭了. 

3. in the company of 伴随着

（1）Goebbels felt at ease in the company of literary and movie people.

       戈培尔在文学界和电影界中崇敬者的簇拥下怡然自得.

（2）Atnold was rigid in the company of children, with almost everybody.

       阿诺德与孩子们在一起时总是一本正经, 几乎对所有孩子都是这个样子. 

4. in the course of 在...期间/过程中 

（1）I hope the problem could be settled in the course of nature. 

       我希望这个问题能够自然而然地解决. 

（2）Duff called me in the course of our conversation. 

       在我们谈话时,达夫打电话给我. 

5. in the distance 在远处

（1）A peal of church bells rang out in the distance.

       远处响起了一阵教堂的钟声。

（2）In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten.

       远方的天空开始泛白。

 

【练习】

英译中：

（1）Industrial development must be in step with environmental protection.

（2）She steeped her handkerchief in tears.

（3）He reviewed a guard of honour in the company of the President.

（4）Originality outcrops in the course of planning.

（5）Lightning flashed in the distance.