fasten/tie/attach/die/lie/lay/delay/relay
记忆：
1. fasten [ 5fB:sn] vt. 扎牢, 扣住, 闩住 He fastened the door carefully and then let off a sigh of relief.他小心地闩了门，然后松了口气。
2. tie [ tai ] n. 关系, 领带 平局 vt. 系, 打结, 扎 The white tie makes him a handsome boy.那条白领结使他很英俊。
3. attach [ E5tAtF ] vt. 缚上, 系上, 贴上 v. 配属, 隶属于 Their school is attached to Sichuan University.他们的学校附属于四川大学。
4. die [ dai ] vi. 死亡, 消逝 n. 骰子 Hale would rather die than turn against his country黑尔宁愿死也不会背叛自己的祖国。 die a natural death 自然死亡 die of sth死于（疾病、情感等） die from sth死于（车祸、刀枪等）
5. lie [ lai ] （ lie, lay, lain）vi. 躺, 平放, 位于 (lie, lied, lied) v.说 谎, 躺 n. 谎话, 谎言 The boy who told a lie is lying in bed.那个说谎的男孩正躺在床上。 格言：As you have made the bed, you must lie on it.自作自受。
6. lay [ lei ] (lay, laid, laid) vt. 放置, 铺设, 产(卵), 布置 Could you help lay the table?你能帮忙安一下桌子吗？
7. delay [ di5lei ] v. & n. 耽搁, 延迟, 延期, 迟滞 We had to delay visiting the insect exhibition.我们不得不推迟去看昆虫展。
8. relay [ 5ri:lei ] n. 接力赛 Our class win the relay race at last!我们班最后赢了这场接力赛。
另类阅读：
Lay the seat and you may lie on it. Fasten your safety belt and tie yourself to the seat if you don’t want to die. What’s more, the relay race will delay the trip. So stay patient.