重要词汇lay与lie用法辨析

lay与lie用法辨析

A. lay vt.放置；vi.&vt.下(蛋) 放置;铺放;涂，敷

laid, laid laying

They laid him on the floor.他们把他放在地上。

They laid the injured woman (down) on the grass. 他们把受伤的女人放在草地上。

Mothers routinely lay babies on their backs to sleep.

母亲们一般让婴儿平躺着睡。

Last week they laid 30 eggs, but this week the hens aren’t laying. 上星期那些母鸡下了三十个蛋，但本周没有下蛋。

B. lie1 v. [I] lay lain lying躺；位于；被平放；处于某种状态

I lay on the floor with my legs in the air.我躺在地上，双腿抬起。

He lay down for a rest. 他躺下休息一会。

She lay down on the soft, comfortable bed

她在柔软而舒适的床上躺了下来。

She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed

她走过地板躺在了床上。

She lay deathly still.

她像死了一样一动不动地躺在那里。

A bra and a pair of briefs lay on the floor.

地板上有一个胸罩和一条短内裤。

The trouble lay in his conscience. 麻烦在于他的良心。

Japan lies to the east of China. 日本在中国的东面。

There was a book lying on the table. 桌子上平放着一本书。（主动形式表被动意义）

I have lain awake all night thinking of them. 我心里想着他们，彻夜未眠。

C. lie2 v. [I] 说谎 是规则变化 lied lied lying

She lied (to them) about her age in order to get the job. 她为了谋得那份工作（向他们）隐瞒了年龄。

[辨别正误]：他向我撒谎说他昨天病了。

He lied me that he was ill yesterday. (×)

He lied to me that he was ill yesterday. (×)

He told me a lie that he was ill yesterday. (√)

注意要点

动词变化

1.lay v [T] 放置；[I, T]下蛋：是ABB形式。

2. lie1 v [I] lay lain躺；位于；被平放；处于某种状态：是ABC形式。

3. lie2 v [I] 说谎：是规则变化