Lay the foundation of
为…打好基础
🧩 词语组成解析
lay
[lei]
vt. 放置;铺放;涂，敷;产卵;
adj. 世俗的;外行的;没有经验的;
n. 叙事诗;性伙伴;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
🗣️ 情景例句
How are you at mixing cocktails?
你喝混合鸡尾酒方面功夫如何？
Stop blabbering!
别唠唠叨叨了！
While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
就在他俩说话的时候，天下起了雨，迪米特里便呆在阿列科家里避雨，一直等到雨停为止。