Steven英語筆記:點滴積累Lay the foundation for
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我們在聽新聞的時候，可能會碰到這樣一些標題，一起來看看：
"為農村小康建設打下堅實基礎"
"為新賽季聯賽打下堅實基礎 沈陽金德提前“上山”"
"北京為2008年奧運會打下了堅實基礎"
怎么樣？打下堅實基礎，你知道英文怎么說嘛？答案就在下面這句話中，一起找找看？
Henry Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, but his influence on those and other innovations laid the foundation for a company that, in a sense, put the world in motion and changed America forever.
亨利。福特既沒有發明汽車、也沒發明流水線，但是他對這些發明的影響和其他改進為他的公司打下了基礎。從某種意義上來說，正是這家公司使得整個世界運動了起來，并且徹底改變了美國。
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Henry Ford
(1863-1947)
In 1908, Henry Ford unveiled the Model T — “A car for anybody and everybody.” By 1927, there were more model Ts on the road than all other cars combined. Ironically, this was the same year that saw the end to the Model T. Ford was raised in Palestine Lodge #357, Detroit, in 1894. When he received his 33rd in 1940, he said, “Masonry is the best balance wheel the United States has.”
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Lay the foundation for...就是為。。。打下基礎的意思，如果強調“堅實的基礎”，就在foundation前面加上solid、sound、或者是firm之類的形容詞。
我們都知道，這類表達“為。。。打下基礎”的句子，結構經常會比較復雜，今天Steven會跟大家做一個拆句的小練習，和各位一起攻克長句。
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1）該教育項目將在未來的幾年中為中國的一項安全成功的商業核項目打下基礎。
該教育項目將打下基礎。
This educational program will lay the foundation.
該教育項目將打下基礎+為中國的一項安全成功的商業核項目
This educational program will lay the foundation for a safe and successful commercial nuclear program in China.
該教育項目將打下基礎+為中國的一項安全成功的商業核項目+未來的幾年內
This educational program will lay the foundation for a safe and successful commercial nuclear program in China in the years to come.
2）北京城市商業銀行在新世紀取得的這些成就注定會為整個銀行的在今后幾年的持續發展奠定堅實的基礎。
北京城市商業銀行在新世紀取得的這些成就
These achievements of Beijing City Commercial Bank at the new century.
