I also wonder whether if it's a good way of focusing the world's attention on the issue of blood diamonds and on this very important trial by getting such a high-profile figure involved with it."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Avoiding foods that are high in sugar is a good idea to begin with, but then paying attention to the glycemic index research would suggest is a very good idea as well.

从远离高糖食物着手是个主意,留意血糖指数研究也是一个不错的想法

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And even if over a period of time the average amount of their regard is lower because they started lower and then got higher than someone who was always high, it's the ones who were first lower who then went up that capture our attention.

即使在一段时间内,他们对我们的评价依然不高,但是因为起点较低,只要是在日益改善，总比一开始就对我们评价好的人更有吸引力，正是开始低而慢慢增加的人,会引起我们的注意。

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We have to know what to pay attention to People who are not good in focusing their attention on the right things -I'm not just talking about attention deficit disorder, I'm talking about some more high-level question of how you know what you should be paying attention to.

我们需要知道哪些值得注意,那些主次不分的人,我谈论的不仅是注意力不足过动症,还有在面对复杂问题时,你如何知道哪些事情值得关注

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