经济学人下载:道路安全--挑剔的司机(1)

1.clutter 使凌乱
Empty soft-drink cans clutter the desks.
空饮料罐胡乱地堆在桌上。
2.distraction 分散注意力的事
I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do
我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。
3.recruit 招募
The police are trying to recruit more black and Asian officers
警方正在试图招募更多黑人和亚裔警官。
4.divert 分心
The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation.
战争把民众的注意力从经济状况上移开了。