Now, Minister, are we laying the foundations of a police state?

大臣阁下，我们正为一个极权国家添砖加瓦吗？

Member nations will focus on laying a strong foundation to face long-term challenges.

成员国将集中精力为面对长期挑战奠定坚实的基础。

It is only after laying a solid foundation that he engages in business and makes the sale.

在建立坚实基础后，他才谈起生意并拿下订单。

You say he was successful at laying the foundation, and yet peace still eludes the Middle East.

你说他成功地奠定了基础，但中东仍然没有实现和平。

Many games are laying the foundation for the metaverse, and we've heard quite a lot about this metaverse recently.

很多游戏都在为元宇宙打基础，我们最近总是会听到元宇宙的消息。

AROUND four centuries ago, British capital started flowing into India, creating the East India Company, and laying the foundations of the empire.

大约四个世纪之前，英国便开始向印度注入资本，创建了东印度公司，为大英帝国奠定了基石。

Because he saw how these new policies were attracting new investment and laying the foundation for sustainable growth.

因为他看到了这些新政策如何吸引新的投资并为可持续增长奠定基础。

And the Prime Minister is laying the foundations for a future like few other countries can even think of.

总理正在为一个其他几个国家都无法想象的未来奠定基础。

Maintaining security will deliver the stability needed to pursue progress, thus laying a solid foundation for accomplishing our goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

以保促稳、稳中求进，就能为全面建成小康社会夯实基础。

Having said that, you have been quietly, like you say, behind the scenes, let's just say laying the foundations for your future work.

话虽如此，您一直在幕后默默地， 就像您说的那样，只是为您以后的工作打下基础。

By engaging in this creative dialogue, the team successfully brainstormed a variety of innovative and practical features for the multifunctional scissors, laying a solid foundation for the design process.

通过这次创意对话，团队成功地为这款多功能剪刀想出了多种创新和实用的功能，为设计过程奠定了坚实的基础。

This period set the stage for the radical transformations that were to come, transforming women's roles and laying the foundation for their participation in all aspects of Chinese society.

这一时期为后来的根本性变革奠定了基础，改变了女性的角色，并为她们参与中国社会的各个方面奠定了基础。

Despite the backlash, reform-minded intellectuals, some of whom were women, continued to advocate for women's rights, laying the foundation for the feminist movements that would emerge in the 20th century.

尽管遭到强烈反对，但具有改革思想的知识分子（其中一些是女性）继续倡导妇女权利，为20世纪出现的女权主义运动奠定了基础。

The Treaty of Paris was the main agreement between Britain and France and was effectively a victory for Britain, which secured control over New France, laying the foundations for British Canada.

《巴黎条约》是英国和法国之间的主要协议，实际上是英国的胜利，英国确保了对新法兰西的控制，为英属加拿大奠定了基础。

If the microbes we sent from Earth succeeded in creating an atmosphere like ours and laying the foundations of a food chain, we'd have a much better chance of building a new future for ourselves.

如果我们从地球送过去的微生物成功造出跟地球相似的大气层，并为食物链的演化创造出基础条件，我们就很有可能在未来创建新的家园。

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。