雅思词组1:in terms of根据，按照;在一方面

A:Is there any difference between the two libraries?
A:这两个图书馆有什么不同之处吗?

B:Not in terms of their facilities.
B:设备方面没什么区别。

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!
我猜技术发展接下来迈出的重大一步就是人们在电影中真正说话，而朝着这一目标迈出的第一步就是1926年第一次在电影中使用声效。

according to

雅思词组2:in that case如果那样的话，在那种情况下

In that case, you will have to do without the help of your partner.
如果那样的话你就不得不在没有搭档帮助的情况下自己完成(这项工作)。

稚思听力中常常出现in no case，指“绝不”。

雅思词组3:in the end最后，终于

The little boy has tried several times to pick up the ball, and in the end he succeeded.
男孩努力了好几次要拾起球，最后终于成功了。

finally

雅思词组4:in the first place当初;究竟，到底(用于句尾)

Why do you want to be a doctor in the farst place?
你究竟为什么想成为一名医生?

firstly

雅思词组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.
这家酒店犹如嵌在时代广场中心的一颗宝石，位于百老汇和洛克菲勒中心附近。

雅思词组6:in the majority占多数

Our respondents were both men and women, but the women were just slightly in the majority.
我们的调查对象中男性和女性都有，但是女性略占多数。

雅思词组7:in the meantime同时

A:When do you want that dissertation done by?
A:你那篇论文想什么时候结稿?

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。我的目标是这个学期末。但同时，我觉得你应该开始想想第二章了。

at the same time, meanwhile

雅思词组8:in the middle of在…的中间

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.
现在我想让你们思索一下博科斯电信的案例研究，这作为你们考试评分的一部分。他们正陷于麻烦之中，我想让你们追踪看看他们如何处理这些问题，这刽良有意思。

雅思词组9:in the middle of nowhere在偏僻的地方，周围什么也没有

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，我们这里周围几乎什么都没有。没有报纸，没有电视，只有办公室里有一部电话。

out of the way

ergo nowhere和get nowhere都可表示“没出息，一事无成”。

雅思词组10:in that position处在那种位置或境况

Well, you're certainly not the only person in that position, as I'm sure you've found.
你当然不是唯一处于那种境况的人，我相信你已经发现了这一点。

in one's shoes表示“处于某人的位置，站在某人的立场上”。