They're laying the foundation for something that, up until that point, is just an idea.
他们有目的的奠基，在最后到达那个目的前，一切都只是个想法。
2
Readings for new orders and new export orders point to worse to come, with factories already laying off workers, buying fewer raw materials and cutting production.
新订单和新出口订单指数预示形势还将恶化，目前工厂已经在减员、减少购买原材料和减产。
3
How should one live, in light of the facts about death? That I've been laying out in the semester up to this point?