The site gives these example sentences: "After laying down his weapon, the soldier lay down to sleep."

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So there, you see Hobbes laying down a challenge.

你可以看见霍布斯挑战权威。

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The law code of Hammurabi is available to us and there's a preface to it in which he basically explains why you should obey the rules that he now is laying down for you.

汉莫拉比法典为我们提供了证据,汉莫拉比在法典的前言中向我们解释了,为什么要遵守他颁布的法律

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Maybe we can say, we could say or Hobbes could say, that laying down our right to do all things in seeking peace with others is the rational thing to do in the condition of nature.

我们可以说，或者霍布斯可以说，放弃我们和别人,一起寻求和平的权利,在自然状态下是一个理性的举动。

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