課本中不會教你的[L]434　lay a hand on，lay one's hand on和lay hands on

434　lay a hand on，lay one's hand on和lay hands on

① lay a hand on表示“動手打人”，只用于否定句和條件句中。

I bet he daren't lay a hand on her. 我打賭，他不敢打她。

If you lay a hand on his child，he will summon you for assault. 你要是碰一碰他的孩子，他會告你打人。

② lay one's hand on表示“得到，找到”，意同put one's hand on。

During those years I read everything I could lay my hands on. 那些年里，我能找到什么書就讀什么書。

I know I have the stamp somewhere，but I cannot lay my hands on it at the moment. 我知道我有那枚郵票，可此刻卻找不到了。

③ lay hands on表示“捉住，逮住，對……動武”。

If I lay hands on that guy，I shall give him a good beating. 要是我抓住那個家伙，我要把他揍一頓。

How dare you lay hands on me？你竟敢對我動武？