大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——lie behind, 這個短語的含義不是指「躺在後面」,其正確的含義是:
lie behind 是造成…的原因
It seems that what lay behind the clashes was disagreement over the list of candidates.
造成衝突的原因好像是對於候選人名單意見不一致。
I just don't know what lies behind his anger these days.
我不知道最近造成他生氣的原因是什麼。
Do you know what lies behind their decision? Tell me about it.
你知道他們的決定背後的真實原因嗎?告訴我!
Many believe it was exorbitant taxes that lay behind the population decline.
許多人認為過高的稅是造成人口減少的原因。
What lay behind his anger was really the hurt he felt at Grace's refusal.
造成他憤怒的原因是遭格雷斯拒絕而感到的心痛。