in the distance區別,in a distance
in a distance意思是在一段距離內,這距離是具體的單位長度。in the distance意思是在遠處在很遠的那邊,例如:
1、And we made a bid, because they were being done in a long distance, put the outline in the bid.我們做了一個報價。因為是打長途電話,所以只給出了報價的大概數。
2、In the distance we spied the Pacific for the first time.在遠處,我們突然第一次看到了太平洋。