(1) The whole city lay in ruins after the earthquake. 保留，处于 (某种状态)

(2) Clothes were lying all over the floor. 平放

(3) She was lying on the bed watching TV. 躺，平卧

(4) Japan lies to the east of China. 位于，坐落在

【辨析】

lie vi./ n. (p.t. lied p.p. lied pres.p lying ) 说谎

lay vt. (p.t. laid p.p. laid pres.p laying )

(1) 把她的头枕在我肩上 lay her head against my shoulder

(2) 铺设管道 lay the pipe

(3) 摆放餐具 lay the table

(4) 下蛋 lay its eggs

【考点训练】

(1) The boy lying on the ground lied that he had just laid three eggs.

(2) The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _______ for a meal to

be cooked.

A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid

7. (Page 2 Lines 20-21) Polly set off towards Park Street.

▶ set off 出发 ( ~ for)；引爆，引燃；引发，引起

(1) We set off for London just after ten. 出发，动身，启程

(2) A gang of boys were setting off fireworks in the street. 引爆、燃放

(3) The big noise set off a panic (恐慌) among the crowd. 引发，激起

【用法拓展】

set sail for 起航 set up 支起；建立，创立

set about 开始，着手做 set aside 把......放到一边；节省，留出

set out 出发( ~ for)；开始着手做

着手做， 开始做 set about (doing) sth set out to do sth get down to doing

【即时训练】用以上短语填空：

(1) Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before

they set off on their life journey.

(2) You had better set aside some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself

energetic.

(3) The moment we heard of the accident, we set about the work to rescue those trapped

in the mine．

(4) We set out to paint the whole house but finally finished only the front part that day.

(5) A letter from her mother in Canada set off an attack of homesickness.

8. (Page 2 Lines 21-22) As she walked along the narrow street, she heard the sound of

　footsteps approaching, ...

▶ approach vt. 靠近；着手处理 n. 靠近；方法；途径