lay / lie 易混淆字
lay 是「放」,後面一定有東西;lie 是「躺」或「說謊」,後面不接東西。
107 學測|閱讀測驗
Construction began when the first cornerstone was laid in October of 1792.
第一塊基石在 1792 年十月奠下時,工程開始了。(奠下基石)
- cornerstone:「基石」,corner + stone
- be laid:「被奠下」,lay 的被動,過去分詞 laid
- construction:「建造」,construct 的名詞
113 學測|混合題
They travel entirely along tree branches and vines, laying down trails of pheromone (a chemical substance) behind them so that other ants can follow.
牠們完全沿著樹枝與藤蔓移動,並在身後留下費洛蒙(一種化學物質)的路徑,讓其他螞蟻能跟著走。(留下(鋪下)氣味痕跡)
- trail:「路徑」
- pheromone:「費洛蒙」,動物分泌來傳遞訊息的化學物質
- so that… can:「以便…能」
113 學測|篇章結構
The surgeon could not sit, and when he lay down he could barely get up.
這位外科醫師沒辦法坐著,躺下去後又幾乎起不來。(躺下(lie 的過去式))
- lay:這裡是 lie「躺」的過去式(lie – lay – lain),he lay down 是「他躺了下來」
- barely:「幾乎不」,帶有否定意味
105 學測|綜合測驗
A polygraph machine, also known as a "lie detector," is a common part of criminal investigations.
測謊機又稱「測謊器」,是刑事調查中常見的工具。(lie detector「測謊器」)
- polygraph:「測謊機」
- also known as…:「又稱…」
- criminal investigation:「刑事調查」
105 學測|綜合測驗
Well-trained examiners can usually detect lying with a high degree of accuracy when they use a polygraph.
訓練有素的檢查員使用測謊機時,通常能以很高的準確度偵測到謊言。(說謊)
- well-trained:「訓練有素的」
- degree of accuracy:「準確程度」
- a high degree of…:「很高程度的…」
怎麼判斷
- lay 是「放置」,後面要接受詞,三態是 lay – laid – laid。例:She laid the book on the table.(她把書放在桌上)
- lie 是「躺、位在」,後面沒有受詞,三態是 lie – lay – lain。例:He lay on the sofa.(他躺在沙發上)
- lie 還有「說謊」的意思,三態是 lie – lied – lied。例:She lied to me.(她對我說謊)
- 容易搞混:lay 既是 lay「放置」的現在式,也是 lie「躺」的過去式,要看句子判斷。
自我檢測
107 學測|閱讀測驗
1. Construction began when the first cornerstone was ____ in October of 1792.
113 學測|篇章結構
2. The surgeon could not sit, and when he ____ down he could barely get up.
105 學測|綜合測驗
3. Well-trained examiners can usually detect ____ with a high degree of accuracy when they use a polygraph.
