This is when you start laying the foundation for what comes next.

这也就是说你该开始为以后打基础了。

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They're laying the foundation for something that, up until that point, is just an idea.

他们有目的的奠基，在最后到达那个目的前，一切都只是个想法。

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This phase of a study circle program is key; you are laying the foundation for all that follows, so don't hurry.

研究会计划的这一阶段是关键，你正在为下面的工作打好基础，所以不要急。

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He says he hopes the U.S.and Burma could "take advantage of these gestures as a way to begin laying a foundation of goodwill and confidence-building in the future."

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But Google is laying the foundation for new, gigabit-based applications that haven't yet been invented.

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"Genomics is right now at the stage of laying the foundation, " says Lander.

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But more importantly, it's laying the foundation for where we need to go.

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