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本模块分享《经济学人》中的高频表达，辅助不同外刊中应用性及参考性较强的句子，也会选择性地深入剖析句子的适用语境。希望在应试及日常阅读中帮到大家~
●lay the groundwork为...奠定基础
英文释义： to provide the right conditions
The Economist 经济学人
A small team of officials has been talking to leaders to lay the groundwork for formal peace negotiations.一小组官员一直在与领导人进行会谈，为正式的和平谈判奠定基础。
The Economist 经济学人
His release could lay the groundwork for his eventual election to national office.他的获释可能为他最终当选国家公职奠定基础。
The Economist 经济学人
Fei-Fei Li, a pioneer that helped lay the groundwork that underpins modern generative ai models, takes a more nuanced approach. 李飞飞是帮助奠定现代生成式 AI 模型基础的先驱，她采取了一种更微妙的方法。
#重点提示：lay the groundwork大多使用在politic的语境下。比如为peace(和平)，deal(条约签订)，leadership(领导身份)，conflict(冲突)
●under wraps 保密；隐藏
英文释义：known to only a few people
The Economist 经济学人
The underlying research had already been accepted by Nature, a top-tier scientific journal, but was still under wraps. 这项基础研究已经被顶级科学杂志《自然》接收，但仍处于保密状态。
Sixth Tone 第六声
However, ByteDance’s own large-scale AI model remains under wraps. 但是，字节跳动自己的大规模人工智能模型仍然处于保密状态。
The Economist 经济学人
His idea is not new, but he had hoped to keep his latest version of it under wraps until he had reached a consensus with his allies in the regional assembly.他的想法并非新的，但他希望在与地区议会的盟友达成共识之前，对他的最新版本保密。
#重点提示：keep sth under wraps; remain under wraps；be still under wraps这都是常用的表达，但不建议用在写作中。现在报刊中很多的表达都是informal的。本模块的主要目标是带大家扫清阅读障碍，以认识为主，应用会有专门的写作模块，大家要有清晰的学习目标。
1️⃣lay the groundwork为...奠定基础
2️⃣under wraps 保密；隐藏
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