Just trying to lay a little groundwork there.

只是尝试打一点基础。

He basically created the groundwork for all modern-day physics.

他基本上奠定了现代物理的所有基石。

But it gives you a groundwork for asking questions.

但同理心给了你一个提出疑问的根基。

Just casually slip it in, you know. Lay the groundwork.

不经意跟她提起这件事 装做轻描淡写的样子。

They're laying the groundwork for deals.

他们正在为交易奠定基础。

You also laid the groundwork for turning the Mac into a virtual reality powerhouse.

你们还做了许多基础工作让虚拟现实在 Mac 中大显身手。

But really Duvalier was laying the groundwork for his next great step into politics.

但实际上，杜瓦利埃是在为他进入政坛的下一步奠定基础。

All right, so, first of all, let's just kind of lay the groundwork here.

首先，让我们聊聊基础的问题吧。

How does that affect, complicate or lay the groundwork for the storm that follows it?

这将如何影响、复杂化或为之后的风暴奠定基础？

The Marshall Plan helped legitimize and lay the groundwork for U.S. foreign aid programs that have come since.

马歇尔计划有助于美国的对外援助项目合法化，并为此奠定了基础。