She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain.

她躺在楼梯的下面，痛苦地抽泣。

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For nearly three and a half centuries she lay at the bottom of Stockholm harbour until her discovery in 1956.

它（这艘船）在斯德哥尔摩港口的海底躺了将近三个半世纪，直到1956年才被发现。

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Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.

港湾里停泊着几条船。

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At the time,her husband had said: "When I am gone,lay my remains in some quiet place like this."

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If we look at the current situation we have in our financial market, how much of the responsibility would you lay at the feet of the accounting profession?

我们审视一下当前金融市场,你认为会计职业,应该对此承担,多大的责任？

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He assumed that such a course would lead to progress and the general improvement of the human condition, and it was that sort of thinking that lay at the heart of the scientific revolution and remains the faith on which modern science and technology rest.

他认为这将会引领进步,全面提升人类的生存状况,正是这个学说成为了,科技革命的核心并为现代科学技术,的发展奠定了良好的基础

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Abandonment, rejection, loss or ridicule often lay at the heart of many seemingly bizarre phobias.

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He insisted the government was "fully committed" to integration, which he said lay at "the heart" of the bill.

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But its troubles have highlighted the whole industry's financial crisis, which most firms lay at the feet of flat fees.

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