1.tell to 告訴
The story we tell to understand the world and our place in it.
我們通過(guò)那些故事來(lái)了解世界以及我們所處的位置。
No, instead you tell to yourself “My skin is messed up, I'll never recover from it”.
相反,你卻暗示自己:“我的皮膚糟糕透了,恐怕再也難以恢復(fù)”。
2.lay on 涂抹
The government is expected to lay an additional tax on us by the end of the year.
政府年底估計(jì)要向我們征收一項(xiàng)附加稅。
The teacher laid all the blame on me.
老師把一切都?xì)w咎于我。