重点讲解:
1. except for
除了;除…之外;唯有;
eg. The street was deserted except for a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones.
街上空无一人,只有一只猫在结霜的石砖上拾爪而行 。
eg. The walls were bare except for a clock.
墙上除了一只挂钟什么也没有 。
2. distract sb. from sth.
分散(注意力);使分心;
eg. The film managed to distract me from these problems for a while.
这部影片分散了我的注意力,让我暂时忘记了这些难题 。
eg. It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.
那纯粹是障眼法,用以分散人们对他真正意图的注意力 。
3. on one's mind
担心;惦记;挂念;
eg. I thought something was on your mind.
我想你当时有心事 。
eg. The spectre of unemployment was always on his mind.
他心头一直萦绕著可能失业的恐惧感 。
4. concentrate on
全神贯注;集中(心思);
eg. He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement.
他避开了最棘手的问题,将精力集中于有可能达成一致的领域 。
eg. It's too hot to concentrate on book.
热得不能集中心思看书 。
5. pay attention to
关心;注意;
eg. I didn't pay attention to what she was saying.
我没有注意她在说什么 。
eg. That's a problem that should be paid attention to.
这是一个值得引起注意的问题 。
6. over and over again
一再;再三;反复;
eg. We will consider the problem over and over again.
这个问题我们还需再三斟酌 。
eg. She has proved herself over and over again.
她一次次证明了自己 。
adj. 担忧的,关心的