他们在

they are (doing something), they are in/at; they (do something) in/at

→ 他们
phrase Common #1,563
they are (doing something) Place 在 before a verb to indicate that an action is in progress.
CH: 他们在买电影票。
EN: They are buying movie tickets.

他们在叫你

They're calling you.

— The Captain (2019)

他们在吃午饭。

They are eating lunch.

我知道他们在相爱。

I know they're in love.

他们在重新装修墙壁

They are redecorating the walls.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

他们在战斗

They are fighting.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

妈的,他们在偷我的车!

Fuck, they're stealing my car!

— 巴德尔和迈因霍夫集团 (2008)

他们在互相交谈。

They are talking to each other.

他们在找我

They’re looking for me.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

他们在聊些什么呢

What are they talking about?

— 崖上的波妞 (2008)

他们在搜寻尸体

They are searching for the body.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

听他们在给玛利亚格西娅唱歌

Listen to them singing to Maria Gessia.

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

他们在叫我们呢

They're calling us.

— 崖上的波妞 (2008)

你是说他们在抓我们

You mean they're after us?

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

他们在炸车站

They are bombing the station.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

我看到他们在游泳。

I saw them swimming.

我以为他们在说法语。

I thought they were speaking French.

他们在仔细观看发生了什么。

They are carefully watching what is happening.

他们在逼桑德拉过去

They’re forcing Sandra to go over there.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

您没听见他们在叫您吗

Didn't you hear them calling you?

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

他们在聊天。

They are chatting.

他们在减速

They are slowing down.

— 星际旅行2:可汗怒吼 (1982)

他们在搜阁楼

They’re searching the attic.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

…他们在单独前进所以我们要赶快行动…

…They’re moving ahead on their own, so we need to act quickly…

— 歌剧红伶 (1981)

因为他们在隐藏真实发生的事

Because they’re hiding what really happened.

— 智利说不 (2012)

他们在烹饪很重要

It’s important that they cook.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

他们在开会

They're in a meeting.

— 一一 (2000)

他们在看什么?

What are they looking at?

— 巴德尔和迈因霍夫集团 (2008)

他们在找一个可以搭帐篷的地方。

They’re looking for a place where they can pitch a tent.

真的,他们在埋怨琛哥

Really, they’re complaining about Brother Chen.

— 无间道 (2002)

他们在他妈的装什么

What the fuck are they pretending to be?

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

他们在抢我们的票!

They're trying to snatch our tickets!

— 智利说不 (2012)

他们在讨论我们吗?

Are they talking about us?

如果这是现实世界我不是说他们在利用你

If this were the real world, I'm not saying they're taking advantage of you.

— 几近成名 (2000)

他们在处理了,他们是专家

They’re handling it—they’re experts.

— 大病 (2017)

他们在登记房间。

They are checking in.

他们在买电影票。

They are buying movie tickets.

我说过他们在帮我找对象

I told you, they’re helping me find a partner.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

他们在指控我什么?

What are they accusing me of?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

他们在讨论谁?

Who are they discussing?

他们在殴打群众…

They’re beating the crowd…

— 芭萨提的颜色 (2006)

他们在谈音乐。

They are talking about music.

他们在吃三明治。

They are eating sandwiches.

他们在和你做交易

They are doing business with you.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

他们在争论有关神灵的问题

They are arguing about the gods.

— 野草莓 (1957)

他们在追杀你们

They’re hunting you down.

— 指环王1:护戒使者 (2001)

他们在接吻

They are kissing.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

phrase Common #3,770
they are in/at; they (do something) in/at 他们在 introduces the place or time setting for what follows. The exact English wording depends on the sentence.
CH: 他们在他身边坐了下来。
EN: They sat down beside him.

处理那五名死者的事情时,唯一值得庆幸的是,他们在陆地上都没有多少亲近的人。

The only silver lining in dealing with those five deaths was that none of them had many close relatives or friends on land.

他们在合同里承诺会替你交今年的费用。

They promised in the contract to pay this year’s fees for you.

他们在飞向月球途中碰到了问题

They ran into a problem on their way to the moon.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

他们在戴维的办公室里见了面。

They met in David’s office.

当我看到他们在屋子前散步时

When I saw them walking in front of the house

— 青春年少 (1998)

他们在坠机残骸里发现我

They found me in the wreckage of the crashed plane.

— 英国病人 (1996)

他们在巴黎以外的地方发现了雷达

They discovered radar somewhere outside Paris.

— 预言者 (2009)

我总看见他们在码头上忙个不停。

I always see them bustling around on the dock.

他们在餐厅里看菜单。

They are looking at the menu in the restaurant.

他们在加利福尼亚种橙子。

They grow oranges in California.

他们在他睡梦中杀了他

They killed him in his sleep.

— 谜一样的双眼 (2009)

你最好的西服他们在饭店会怎么说?

What would they say about your best suit at the restaurant?

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

他们在外边都是裸体的?

Are they all naked outside?

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

他们在战争开始的时候就搬走了

They moved away when the war began.

— 焦土之城 (2010)

上面说他们在大阪停了一下,因为妈妈病了

It says above that they stopped in Osaka because their mother was ill.

— 东京物语 (1953)

"他们在他身边坐了下来"

They sat down beside him.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)