第一，情景對話

A: What's wrong with Jerry? He seemed to have been beaten.

杰瑞怎么啦？他好像挨打啦。

B: You said it. In the morning Tom laid him low.

你說得對，上午湯姆把他打倒在地上。

A: Why?

為什么？

B: Because Tom suspected Jerry stole his watch.

因為湯姆懷疑杰瑞偷了他的手表。

A: What happened then?

后來怎么樣啦？

B: Somebody else found Tom's watch under the carpet and Tom had to apologize to Jerry.

有人在地毯下找到了他的手表，他只好向杰瑞道歉。

第二，詞海拾貝

lay somebody low

exp. To render one unable to move or leave their bed. （致使某人不能移動或另開床）

e.g. The car accident laid her low for a couple of months.

那場車禍讓她幾個月都動不了。

e.g. My husband won't be able to come in to work today—he's been laid low by the flu.

我丈夫今天不能來上班了——他患了流感而臥床休息。

e.g. Many trees were laid low by the storm.

暴風刮倒了許多樹。

e.g. The blow laid him low.

這一擊把他打倒了。

第三， 口語短句

You said it. （你說對了！）

What happens? （發生什么事情呢？）