Workers finished the drilling on Saturday, laying a foundation for the construction of the 16-km tunnel.

工人们在周六完成了钻探工作，为16公里长的隧道建设奠定了基础。

This was the generation that literally saved the world—that ended the war and laid a foundation for peace.

正是这一代人，真正挽救了这个世界，结束了战争，为世界和平奠定了基础。

You first, especially if you are building a house or a large building, have to lay a foundation.

首先， 特别是如果您要建造房屋或大型建筑物，您必须打好地基。

By acquiring reasoning skills in the first few years of college, students can lay a foundation for lifelong learning.

2. 通过在大学最初几年获得推理能力，学生可以为终身学习打下基础。

Now the Enlightenment philosophers saw it as their duty to lay a foundation for morals, religion, and ethics in accordance with man's immutable reason.

现在，启蒙哲学家们认为， 按照人不可改变的理性为道德、宗教和伦理奠定基础是他们的职责。

They discovered Herculaneum while digging  to lay a foundation for a royal palace, and they quickly began looking for other cities  that had been buried.

他们在为王宫打地基时挖掘赫库兰尼姆，并迅速开始寻找其他被掩埋的城市。

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.

我照　神所给我的恩，好像一个聪明的工头，立好了根基，有别人在上面建造，只是各人要谨慎怎样在上面建造。

" To lay a foundation" means to put usually concrete or some sort of stone on the ground, and usually underneath the ground, to support the house, to support the weight of the house.

“打地基” 是指通常在地上放置混凝土或某种石头， 通常在地下， 以支撑房屋，支撑房屋的重量。

He helped her in many ways, proving himself a true friend, and Jo was happy, for while her pen lay idle, she was learning other lessons besides German, and laying a foundation for the sensation story of her own life.

他从很多方面帮助她，表明自己是一位真正的朋友，而且乔也很高兴，因为她停止了写作，正在学习除了德语以外的别的课程，为描写她自己生活中的感人故事打下基础。