昂立外語【新概念培訓(xùn)】分享的小詞lie,今天我們來看看lie的有趣用法吧。lie是中考考綱單詞，兩種詞性，意思頗多，變化錯綜復(fù)雜，有“躺下，坐落，說謊，放置”同學(xué)們印象中好像還有“下蛋”是不是？怎一個暈字了得？今天我們一起來總結(jié)一下：
作為動詞，lie主要有兩方面含義：
1.躺下；位于… lie-lay-lain-lying
在Webster字典中的解釋為：
a. of a person or animal or of things : to be in a flat position on a surface (such as a bed)
eg. The doctor asked him to lie on the bed.
即：（人）躺著；(物)落在低處
She likes to lie on the grass to enjoy the sunshine with her pet dog.
她喜歡和她的愛犬躺在草地上沐浴陽光。（圖）
Snow lay thick on the ground。
雪鋪落在地上。
來看看新概念2中的應(yīng)用：
在L75課中：
Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away.
地上積著厚厚的雪，女人知道最近的村莊在幾英里以外。
b. to be located in a particular place
b.位于，坐落在…
The village lies in a peaceful valley.
lie in= be located in
小山村坐落在寂靜的山谷里。
The pavilion lies on the top of the mountain. (圖)
涼亭坐落在山頂。
來看看新概念2中的應(yīng)用：
在L49課中：
Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
的木頭金屬碎片，他難過地?fù)炱鸫矇|抬回了房間。
（這里lay是lie的過去式）
tips:人躺著，那么將建筑物想象成也“躺在”某處，自然翻譯成“位于，坐落于”的含義，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)這兩個動詞含義想通。可聯(lián)想記憶。
來看看新概念2中的應(yīng)用：
在L43課中：
Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
雖然開始伯德和他的同伴還能夠給位于下面的群山拍照，但是他們很快發(fā)現(xiàn)自己遇到了嚴(yán)重麻煩。
2.撒謊 lie-lied-lied-lying
在Webster字典中的解釋為：
to say or write something that is not true in order to deceive someone :
說謊
lie to sb. 對某人撒謊
eg.
I can't believe you lied to me.
我無法相信你對我撒了謊。
She was lying when she told her parents that she had spent the afternoon studying.
她告訴父母著急整個下午都在學(xué)習(xí)是在撒謊。
lie作為名詞，譯為“謊言”(C)
在Webster字典中的解釋為：
something untrue that is said or written to deceive someone
主要有以下詞組：
tell a lie tell lies
說謊
知識拓展：
liar n. 撒謊的人
Mike is a big liar, for he often tells lies.
麥克是個撒謊大王，經(jīng)常撒謊。
近義詞辨析：
lay（原形） vt. (lay-laid-laid-laying) 動詞形式的變化參照say的變法
譯為：放置；下蛋、產(chǎn)卵
lay the table 鋪放桌子，擺設(shè)餐具 （圖）
lay the foundation/groundwork for… 為…打地基
lay out 擺放，展示
Don’t lay out your clothes on the bed.
別把你的衣服擺在床上。
lay eggs （圖） 下蛋
eg.
He laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.
他輕輕地把手放在她肩上。
She laid the baby down for his nap.
她把孩子放下來睡一會。
練習(xí)題：
She ___ down her book and___in bed
A.lay laid B.laid lay
C.lay lay D.laid laid
答案：B
她放下書，躺在床上。
放下，vt. lay sth. lay-laid-laid
躺下：vi lie lie-lay-lain
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