The groundwork for the international conference is ready.

国际会议的基础工作已经准备就绪。

No matter what you do, you need to lay the solid groundwork.

无论做什么事情都需要夯实根基。

We are laying the groundwork for the meeting next Friday.

我们正在为下周五的会议做前期准备。

That meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.

这次会议是为今后的任务奠定基础

They had laid the groundwork for future development.

他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。

Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.

昨天的会议为后面的任务打下了基础。

Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations.

在智利会晤的外交官们已经为长远的环境保护规则奠定了基础。

My brother laid a solid groundwork for French at high school, so he decided to major in French at university.

我哥哥在中学就打下了很好的法语基础，所以他决定在大学主修法语。

It worked out well, by making my first move, but there was a lot of groundwork to be put down beforehand that helped me make that move a little bit easier.

我首先迈出第一步很有效，但是事先，我得打下许多基础，以帮助我迈出那一步稍微容易一些。