四级Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people's beliefs about why they had failed.

为什么有些学生在遇到困难时会放弃，而另一些不太熟练的学生会继续努力学习？我很快发现，答案之一在于人们对自己失败原因的信念。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级According to Chinese officials, their activities in Antarctica lay greater emphasis on scientific research.

据中国官员称，他们在南极洲的活动更加注重科学研究。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级That is because the engineers, designers, regulators, operators, and all of the other skilled people needed for the new energy industry are specialists who have to be trained first ( ' , or retrained, if they are the ones being laid off in some related industry), and education, like any other complicated endeavor, takes times.

这是因为工程师、设计师、监管者、运营商以及新能源行业所需的所有其他技术人员都是必须首先接受培训的专家（如果他们是相关行业的下岗人员，则必须接受再培训），而教育就像任何其他复杂的工作一样需要时间。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people's beliefs about why they had failed.

我很快发现，答案之一在于人们对自己失败原因的信念。

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级That is because the engineers, designers, regulators, operators, and all of the other skilled people needed for the new energy industry are specialists who have to be trained first or retrained, if they are the ones being laid off in some related industry

这是因为新能源行业所需的工程师、设计师、监管者、运营商和所有其他技术人员都是专家，如果他们是相关行业的下岗人员，则必须首先接受培训或再培训

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles.

后来，他们在伦敦合作，通过证明因果的正常规律不适用于亚原子粒子的水平，奠定了现代物理学的基础。

2013年12月听力原文

考研Long is Britain's best-known Land Artist and his Stone circle, a perfect ring of purplish rocks from Portishead beach laid out on the gallery floor, represents the elegant, rarefied side of the form.

朗是英国最著名的陆地艺术家，他的石头圈，一个由波蒂谢德海滩的紫色岩石组成的完美圆环，布置在画廊的地板上，代表了这一形式优雅、精致的一面。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级So he lay down and fell asleep, but the tide swept in quickly at the beach.

于是他躺下来睡着了，但潮水很快冲到了海滩上。

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

六级fighting back the tears, he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process.

他忍住眼泪，自豪地说，他是从地上盖起他们的家的，在这个过程中，他敲打了每一颗钉子，铺设了每一块砖。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级It laid emphasis on women's beauty.

它强调女性的美丽。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研The history of the EEOB began long before its foundations were laid.

EEOB的历史早在其基础建立之前就开始了。

2018年考研阅读原文

六级Unfortunately, the union in Chicago is insisting that teachers who are laid off—often for being ineffective—should get priority in new hiring.

不幸的是，芝加哥的工会坚持认为，那些经常因工作效率低下而被解雇的教师应该在新的招聘中获得优先权。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考With great interest, he read everything he could lay his hands on, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his tiny hometown.

怀着极大的兴趣，他阅读了所有他能找到的东西，聆听了镇上的老人们的声音，了解了他小小的家乡之外的世界。

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研millennials remember their father and mother both were laid off.

千禧一代记得他们的父母都被解雇了。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.

医学期刊上有大量的此类胡说八道，当广播公司和非专业媒体采用这些胡说八道时，会产生健康恐慌和短暂的饮食狂热。

2020年考研真题（英语一）翻译 Section Ⅲ

高考Scott's last journey, completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the world's imagination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds.

斯科特的最后一次旅行是在他躺在帐篷里死于寒冷和饥饿时完成的，吸引了全世界的想象力，为他拍摄的一部电影吸引了大批观众。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考Obediently, my class lay their heads on their desks, closed their eyes and waited.

我们班的学生乖乖地把头靠在课桌上，闭上眼睛等待着。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 完形填空 原文

四级His mother, convinced that she had to do something dramatic to prevent him from leading a life of failure, lay down some rules.

他的母亲确信她必须采取一些戏剧性的措施来防止他过上失败的生活，于是制定了一些规则。

2015年12月听力原文

高考Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher.

其他欧洲国家也对移民提出了类似的要求，有些条件甚至更为严格。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and the rest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole.

然后将管子放在适当的位置，使一端一直停留在杯子中，其余的管线向上延伸并伸出孔的一侧。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级Only the strongest can reach their destination to lay eggs.

只有最强壮的人才能够到达目的地产卵。

2014年6月听力原文

六级So when fly the north, they might lay eggs in Louisiana and die.

所以当它们飞到北方时，它们可能会在路易斯安那州产卵并死亡。

2014年6月听力原文

四级However, this is the first time a panel has been designed to be laid directly on top of existing roads and the first project to install the panels on public highways.

然而，这是第一次在现有道路上直接铺设面板，也是第一个在公路上安装面板的项目。

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

考研Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.

很少有家庭的分工是如此临床和有条理地安排。

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考She hopes to inspire the jamaicans to lay down their weapons.

她希望激励牙买加人放下武器。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级This means they often have to make a special effort to lay the past to rest.

这意味着他们常常不得不做出特殊的努力，让过去的一切归于平静。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级They start to lay eggs when they are nine months old.

它们在九个月大时开始产卵。

2014年6月听力原文

四级they lay more emphasis on commitment and devotion

他们更强调承诺和奉献精神

2013年6月阅读原文

六级They lay great emphasis on hard work.

他们非常强调努力工作。

2013年6月听力原文

六级He laid off several hundred workers; especially hard hit were the blue- and pink-collar departments such as subscription fulfillment.

他解雇了几百名工人；受打击尤其严重的是订阅履行等蓝领和粉红领部门。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级But the store manger laid the evil eye on us.

但店主却恶狠狠地盯着我们。

2010年12月听力原文

四级But the store manger laid the evil eye on us

但店主却恶狠狠地盯着我们

2010年12月听力原文

六级According to Chinese officials, their activities in Antarctica lay greater emphasis on scientific research.

据中国官员称，他们在南极的活动更加重视科学研究。

2016年12月六级（第二套）真题

六级” Though I desperately wanted to lay blame elsewhere, I finally had to admit that my bad habits had less to do with new-age.

“尽管我非常想把责任归咎于其他地方，但我最终不得不承认，我的坏习惯与新时代的关系不大。

2017年12月英语六级考试真题（卷一）

六级For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine biologists to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings (幼龟) down to the water’s edge lest they become disoriented by headlights and crawl towards a motel parking lot instead.

数亿年来，海龟(海龟) 早在有自然纪录片来庆祝它们，或者有GPS卫星和海洋生物学家来追踪它们，或者志愿者亲手携带孵化的幼崽之前，它们就已经挣扎着离开大海在沙滩上产卵了(幼龟) 一直到水边，以免他们被前灯弄得晕头转向，而是爬向汽车旅馆的停车场。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm.

海龟产卵的狭窄海滩一方面受到发展的挤压，另一方面受到海洋变暖时海平面上升的威胁。

2009年6月英语六级真题

四级He went into the house and lay down in bed.

他走进房子，躺在床上。

1989年1月英语四级真题

四级For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface.

对大多数人来说，海洋是遥远的，除了早期的洲际旅行者或其他靠海洋谋生的人，没有什么理由问很多关于海洋的问题，更不用说问海底是什么了。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable.

电缆铺设完毕，但直到1866年，连接才变得永久可靠。

1990年1月英语四级真题

四级Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

事实上，直到1952年才制定法律，赋予所有亚洲移民公民权。

1993年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级On the floor lay three dead chickens.

地板上躺着三只死鸡。

2002年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination.

只有百分之五英寸厚，浅金色，完美的“马鞍卷曲”，莱薯片似乎不太可能成为全球统治的武器。

2005年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Increasingly, science 54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits.

越来越多的科学表明，基因为人类的许多特征奠定了基础。

2010年12月英语四级考试真题

四级States lay down rules about how many children each employee is allowed to watch over, the space care centers need per child,and other minute details.

各州规定了每个员工可以照看多少孩子、每个孩子需要的空间护理中心以及其他微小细节。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级The lengthy process is partly because older workers are more likely to have been laid off from industries that are downsizing, like manufacturing.

这个漫长的过程部分是因为年龄较大的工人更有可能被制造业等正在裁员的行业解雇。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级In a survey of older workers who were laid off during the recession, just one in six had found another job, and half of that group had accepted pay cuts.

在一项针对经济衰退期间被解雇的老年工人的调查中，只有六分之一的人找到了另一份工作，其中一半的人接受了减薪。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

四级Since being laid off, though, he has worked a series of part-time, low-wage, temporary positions, including selling shoes at Lord & Taylor and making sales calls for a car company.

然而，自从被解雇后，他做了一系列兼职、低工资的临时工作，包括在Lord&Taylor卖鞋和为一家汽车公司打销售电话。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套)

考研The American spymaster who built the Office of Strategic Services in the World War Ⅱ and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated with information.

这位美国间谍头子在第二次世界大战中建立了战略服务办公室，后来为中央情报局奠定了基础，他对信息着迷。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研As a result, they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback—a back-up earner (usually Mom) who could go into the workforce if the primary earner got laid off or fell sick.

因此，他们失去了曾经在经济困难时期拥有的降落伞——一个后备收入者（通常是妈妈），如果主要收入者被解雇或生病，她可以进入劳动力市场。

2007年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题