我发现,拥有这种瞬间转移注意的能力通常是件好事,比如,在公共交通工具上消磨时间的时候。
I found that this ability to instantly shift my attention was often a good thing, like when passing time on public transportation.
躺在床上的时候,我注意到天花板上有一个箭头——指向麦加。
Lying back on my bed, I noticed an arrow on the ceiling—pointing to Mecca.
在附近一个国家公园工作的汤姆·摩西,在车主停车去买东西的时候,注意到那辆车后面有一块“棕色斑点”。
Tom Moses, who works at a nearby national park, noticed a "brown patch" on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping.
在演讲开始的时候,吸引听众的注意力,让他们对你要说的话感兴趣是非常重要的。
At the beginning of a speech, it is very important to grab the audience's attention and make them interested in what you have to say.
他注意到,当它们在笼子里到处飞的时候,通常会朝着常规的迁徙路线的方向。
He noticed that as they fluttered around in the cage, they often launched themselves in the direction of their normal migratory route.
在这种情况下,期望个人保持注意力是一种奢侈,尤其是在课堂上后排学生几乎看不见黑板的时候。
It is a luxury in such circumstances to expect individual attention, especially in classes where students in the back rows can hardly see the blackboard.
下次吃东西的时候,注意你吃的东西。因为你吃的食物决定了你的性格。
When you take your food next time, take care of the food that you are taking. Because the food you take determines your character.
我们坐在这儿的时候,你注意到知更鸟和它的太太一直在忙碌吗?
Has tha' noticed how th' robin an' his mate has been workin' while we've been sittin' here?
当我正一边吃着甜点,一边和美国朋友珍妮丝在餐桌旁聊天的时候,我注意到人们都在盯着我看。
I was enjoying my dessert and talking to my American friend Janice at the table when I noticed people staring at me.
当狐狸这么说的时候,皮诺乔注意到猫把它的右爪子用绷带吊着。
As the Fox talked thus, Pinocchio noticed that the Cat carried his right paw in a sling.
当人们有自己的想法要表达的时候,他们不会注意听你讲话。
People won't pay attention to you when they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying for expression.
她注意到,在康涅狄格,当涨潮的时候,牡蛎最初把它们的壳打开得最宽,但在14天后,它们的节奏已经适应了伊利诺斯州的潮汐时间表。
She noted that the oysters initially opened their shells widest when it was high tide in Connecticut, but that after fourteen days their rhythms had adapted to the tide schedule in Illinois.
大多数时候,当鸟类试图转移对方注意力的时候,它们会假装自己受伤或生病了,或者很疲惫。
Most of the time, when birds are engaging in distraction displays, they are going to be pretending either that they have an injury or that they're ill or that they're exhausted.
这是不是意味着你提到的第一个假设是错误的,那个假设说我们在集中注意力的时候甚至没有察觉到不相关的信息?
Doesn't that mean that the first hypothesis you mentioned was wrong, the one that says we don't even perceive irrelevant information when we are concentrating?
我写信是想问一下,当我在英国的时候,是否有什么需要注意的。
I write to ask if there is anything I should watch out for when I am in Britain.
Fay 建议:“用一切方法接触你的社交网络,但是,在你广撒网找工作机会的时候,也要注意你发出的每封邮件。”
"By all means, reach out to your social network, but as you cast a wide net looking for job prospects, be conscious of every email you send," Fay suggests.
当你只将注意力放在一个大目标的时候,你很容易就被日常单调的事情磨得筋疲力竭。
When you only focus on a big goal someday, it's easy to get burned out by the daily grind.
当罗马人因此而被内部冲突分散注意力的时候,其他部落抓住机会进入了无人防卫的罗马领土。
While the Romans were thus distracted by internal conflict, other tribes seized the opportunity to cross into Roman territory unopposed.
当你吃东西的时候,注意你身体的感觉。
当他们离开的时候,我注意到贾阿姨有点难过。
听的时候,注意那些听起来很奇怪的单词,因为你对同一个单词的发音不一样。
When listening to them, pay attention to words that sound strange, strange because you pronounce the same words differently.
“当然,我们在阳光明媚的时候会注意到它。” 在小镇旅游办公室工作的卡林·罗说。
"Of course, we notice it when the sun is shining," says Karin Ro, who works for the town's tourism office.
由于黄色是最引人注目的颜色,所以尤其在交通拥堵的时候,黄色能吸引人们的注意力。
Since yellow is the most eye-catching color, it can catch people's attention, especially in heavy traffic.
有时候,我哥哥会做一些奇怪的事情来引起妈妈的注意。
Sometimes, my brother would do something strange to get my mother's attention.
有一天我在看报纸的时候,一条新闻引起了我的注意:“荣兴捐款10万元帮助贫困儿童重返校园”。
One day when I was reading the newspaper, a piece of news caught my eye: "Rong Xing donates 100,000 yuan to help poor children go back to school."
这些游戏都有一个可玩的特征就是它们都会在你们不注意的时候随机地拍下你们看起来愚蠢的时刻。
One nifty feature of these games is that they actually take random, silly photos of you when you're not paying attention.
研究人员在测试其他参与者的时候注意到了类似的情况。
Researchers noted similar reactions to varying degrees in the test's other participants.
不要再让你的手机挟持你的注意力和想法,是时候收回你的注意力了。
Stop allowing your cellphone to hold your attention and mind hostage. It is time to reclaim your attention span.
不知您坐飞机的时候注意过没有,如果飞机是在夜晚降落,在降落的时候,机舱的灯光都会调暗。
When you fly, you may have noticed that every time the plane takes off or lands at night the cabin crew dim the lights.The reason is to acclimatize passenger's eyes to darker surroundings.
因为你用公司的卡来买单并不代表没有某些人会趁你不注意的时候“偷窥”下你的卡。
Just because you charged everything to the company card doesn't mean someone didn't get a glimpse of your personal card when you weren't paying attention.
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