You look at certain things and you overly -you pay too much attention to some things and too little to others.

当你在观察一些特定的事物时,你会投入过多精力,而在其他方面投入精力不足

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life and though he was a con man he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him.

狄恩属于那种对生活充满激情的年轻人,虽然他还是个很自信的骗子,这是因为生活中他希望得到的东西太多了,他希望能引起人们的注意。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I pay too much attention to suffering and that suffering is not what God wants, that we need to concentrate on God's blessings, which are that we be healthy and wealthy.

我过于注重受苦这件事了,受苦并非上帝希望的，我们需要专注于上帝的赐福才对，我们要健康，要富裕。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Most people in America would get enough protein if they're eating a healthy, balanced diet, and wouldn't have to pay so much attention to protein in particular, but not everybody is getting a healthy balanced diet, so it is important for people to pay attention to this.

大部分美国人只要饮食健康平衡,蛋白质的摄取量都是足够的,不需要对蛋白质特别关注,但并不是每个人的饮食都那么健康而平衡,所以关注蛋白质的摄入量还是很重要的

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选