He laid the foundation of Japan's modern economy.

他奠定了日本现代经济的基础。

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He laid the foundation of the science of bacteriology.

他为细菌学科学奠定了基础。

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This success laid the foundation of his career.

这次成功为他的事业奠定了基础。

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That's a pretty unique claim. And they carried with them the idea and the traditions that laid the foundation for the major religions of the western world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

为现今西方世界奠定基础的,理念和传统，就是由他们,传承下来的：,犹太教，基督教及伊斯兰教。

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This campaign laid the foundation of victory in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression.

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It did not end until Julius Caesar restored order and laid the foundation of the Roman empire.

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And the early rap generation overwhelmingly sampled his music and voice as they laid the foundation of hip-hop culture.

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