【词组解析】

1. in return for 作为对...报答

（1）Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.

       警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。

（2）I wish I could do something in return for the kindness I have received from him.

       我希望我能做点什么事来酬谢他。

2. in return 作为报答/回报/交换

（1）I'm just watching for a chance to punish him in return!

       我正在伺机报复他呢!

（2）What did you give him in return?

      你给他什么作为报答呢?

3. in short 简言之,总之

（1）In short, we must be prepared.

       总而言之, 我们要有准备.

（2）In short, the style concerns not what a writer says but how he says.

       简言之, 风格不是跟作者说什么有关,而是跟如何说有关。

4. in sight 被见到;在望

（1）The spokesman made it evident that no compromise was yet in sight.

       发言人表示,目前还不会妥协.

（2）There was not a ship in sight.

       看不到一艘船。

5. in spite of 尽管

（1）She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years.

       她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。

（2）In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.

      尽管他很失望，他还是勉强露出一丝淡淡的微笑。

【练习】

英译中：

（1）The idiom delivers more information in return for less effort by users. 

（2）In return, a swift fist landed on the officer's neck. 

（3）In short, I wish now to live in a fortress.

（4）Keep it up! Final victory is in sight.

（5）In spite of his vices, he was loved by all.