实战口语情景对话 第495期:Meditation 冥想

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.
他心头一直萦绕着可能失业的恐惧感。
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。