in the distance意思比较模糊和笼统，就指“在远处；在远方”，直接用作状语，放在句尾。例句：
I see a light in the distance.
我看见了远处的灯光
I can see the bus coming in the distance.
我看见公共汽车从远处开了过来。
I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.
我听到远处雷声隆隆。
I can see the girl coming in the distance.
我看到有女孩从远处走来。
The bus was a vague shape in the distance.
远处的公交车只是一个模糊的轮廓。
We suddenly saw her in the distance
我们突然看见她在远处。
Somebody is calling us in the distance.
远处有人在呼唤我们。
There was a flash of light in the distance.
远处灯光一闪。
