I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention.

我不相信一个人应该献身于对自己的病态的关注。

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Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating.

孩子有不良行为时，小题大做可能适得其反。

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We're learning that student success requires a more comprehensive approach, one that incorporates not only academic skills but also social, self-regulatory and attention skills.

我们了解到，学生的成功离不开更综合的方法，不仅包括学术技能，还包括社交技能、自我调节能力和注意力技巧。

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She says the lack of attention and self-control that mark A.D.H.D.

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It's the violence of this horrible act of self-sacrifice, this tragic act of self-sacrifice -- an act of self-sacrifice - intended obviously to preserve the state of virginity -- that grabs our attention and presumably grabbed Milton's.

正是这种可怖的自我牺牲行为的暴力，这种悲剧的自我牺牲--这种明显是,要保护童贞的自我牺牲的行为-,吸引了我们的注意力，大概也吸引了弥尔顿的注意力。

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It's the ejector seat, however, that will really catch would-be thieves attention, self-armed and rigged to go off if unapproved cheeks make contact (as shown in the video below).

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It might be tough to go from getting attention and self-worth for your youthful looks to being ignored.

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When he spoke, the normally self-absorbed digerati listened with rapt attention.

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