You can't lay down hard and fast rules.

规则不能定得太死。

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On the bed lay Peter fast asleep.

床上躺着熟睡的彼得。

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Seventy million years ago, India lay south of the Equator. It was headed north, though, and by continental-drift standards, it was moving fast.

七千万年前，印度大陆位于赤道之南，按照大陆漂移学说的标准，印度大陆头朝北快速移动。

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Matteo Soragna gave Italy the lead when he made it 54-52 on a lay-up after a fast break early.

BBC: Spain march into semis

Carter-Williams, who started the Syracuse rush with a layup, then fed Fair for a 3 from the wing, threaded a nifty bounce pass through traffic to set up Fair for a slam dunk, and finished the half with an assist on a fast-break lay-in by Triche.

WSJ: Friars no match for No. 8 Syracuse in 84-59 loss