误A clerk laid a slip of paper.
正A clerk laid a slip of paper on the desk.
析lay作“放”解时,后面往往要跟一个表示地点的介词短语,否则意思不完整。
他喝醉了躺在大街上。误He was drunk and laid in the street.
正He was drunk and lay in the street.
析laid是lay(放置)的过去式和过去分词,而表示“躺”,应该说lie,它的过去式和过去分词分别是lay和lain。
玩具散放在地板各处。误The toys were laying about on the floor.
正The toys were lying about on the floor.
析lay是及物动词,表示“把…放(在某处)”。lie是不及物动词,表示“躺在(某处)”。应注意区别。