The problem may be that, in our offices, we can't stop ourselves from getting drawn into others' conversations while we're trying to focus.

问题可能在于，在我们的办公室里，当我们试图集中注意力时，我们无法控制自己不被其他人的谈话所吸引。

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Right from the start I noticed that strange things would happen in our conversations: he'd suddenly be very angry at me in the middle of seemingly benign conversations.

刚开始我就注意到在我们的交谈中常发生一些奇怪的事情：刚才他还在很和善地和我聊天，但突然就会冲我生气。

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However, when we encounter phrases from poetry or historic events, our conversations turn into long explanations with both story telling and picture drawing.

然而，每当遇到古诗或者历史事件时，为了解释其中的缘由，我们的对话总是会转变成一长串‘看图讲故事’。

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