As I mentioned, the instrument was played horizontally, on the lap.

正如我提到的，这种乐器是横着演奏，放在大腿上。

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The pipa is a sonorous, four-stringed, pear-shaped instrument held upright on the lap.

琵琶是一种音色清亮的四弦乐器，其形如梨，演奏时被竖抱于膝上。

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A laptop will pose a similar problem, even if it remains on the lap of a front-seat passenger.

手提电脑的问题类似于此，即便电脑摆在前排乘客的大腿上。

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George Mitchell looked tired but sounded upbeat, on the latest lap of his shuttle mission that has brought him from Syria and Israel to Egypt.

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Alonso lost vital time and gave up on the lap and he could not set a quick-enough time on his final circuit to go through.

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Jonylah Watkins, a 6-month-old girl, was shot in March while sitting on the lap of her father, Jonathan, the intended target and a gang member.

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When it comes to guerrilla marketing, I sat at the feet and very early in my career on the lap of a master: my old man.

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