"Our presence in Afghanistan only fuels the insurgency there, and it is an insurgency that is based now upon the fact that people are occupied, as opposed to having any ideological ties with the Taliban or with al-Qaida or any hatred of the West,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

profoundly occupied with what's going on in his own mind.

深深地被他的想法占据了。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Drinking and listening to the flute, at another time downing water and dieting, now practicing gymnastics and again idling and neglecting everything, and sometimes spending his time as though he were occupied with philosophizing.

小酌及聆听笛音，偶尔饮酒餤美食，有时锻炼体能,有时没事干,什么也不做，有时也花时间,进行哲思。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton comes to Cairo after angering many Arabs by offering praise for an Israeli offer to curb settlement expansion on occupied Palestinian land, an offer that was met with outrage by many Arabs, who continue to demand Israel halt all construction.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03