At the same time, do not confuse giving thanks and compliments with flattery. You should be positive, sincere and focused on something specific.

同时，你不要弄错了带有奉承的感激和赞美。你应该是积极地，真诚地，在具体的一些事物上的感激。例如说，“你今天看起来很不错”；“你今天唱的真好”。

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In other words, thoughts that would otherwise be obsessed with the negative event can now be redirected and focused on something positive.

换句话说，原本纠缠于消极思想的那些能量现在重新关注在一些新的积极的思想上来了。

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The subject of fan interest can be narrowly defined, focused on something like an individual celebrity, or more widely defined, encompassing entire hobbies, genres or fashions.

粉丝关注的中心从狭义上讲可以是某个名人，从广义上讲可以涵盖所有的兴趣爱好、风格或时尚潮流。

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And our safety and security as it relates to nuclear nonproliferation and the reduction of deployed nuclear weapons is also something that the President will be focused on in that meeting.

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They've seen their faces on television and the real question is are we going to be able to keep the nation's attention focused on doing something over the long term about poverty.

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The quick litmus test is whether you are focused on what to do or how something should be done.

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