Paying attention to the listener is an important part of having a conversation that's interesting to both parties.

要想让谈话双方都感兴趣，关注听者是很重要的一部分。

One day while I was busy writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger because I was not paying attention.

一天地理课上，我正忙着写诗，抬头一看，老师就站在我旁边，因为我没注意听讲很是生气。

More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers.

现在，食品业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻的消费者。

But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.

但在那之前，当局并没有特别注意，因为高层官员们都一心扑在科威特上。

Suppose you're in a rush, feeling tired, not paying attention to your screen, and you send an e­mail that could get you in trouble.

假设一下，你又忙又累，也没空看屏幕，但你却发了一封可能会让你身陷麻烦的邮件。

When I ask you to stop paying attention to your classmates, you must stop.

当我要求你停止向同学献殷勤时，你必须停止。

People might get hurt from texting and walking if they're not paying attention.

如果人们不注意的话，他们可能会因为边走路边发短信而受伤。

Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying attention.

老师们还报告说，这些学生更难集中注意力。

I threw a stapler at a secretary because she wasn't paying attention to what I was saying.

我朝一个秘书扔了一个订书器，因为她不听我讲话。

If the listener is not paying attention, it's your sign to shorten the story or change direction.

如果听者不专心，这表明你应该缩短故事或改变话题。

In adulthood, looking someone else in a pleasant way can be a complimentary sign of paying attention.

成年后，以一种友好的方式看着别人可能是一种关注他人时表示敬意的信号。

Encoding, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later.

编码是一种特殊的方式，能让你把注意力集中到一件事上，对你以后回想起它有很大影响。

In a social situation, eye contact with another person can show that you are paying attention in a friendly way.

在社交场合中，与他人的眼神交流可以表明你在以一种友好的方式关注对方。

Not paying attention to his driving, Mclaughlin turned right on main street and 33rd street and hit a Volkswagen.

麦克劳克林没有专心驾驶，他在主街和33号大街右拐处撞上了一辆大众汽车。

Not paying attention to his driving, McLaughlin turned right on main street in 33rd street and hit a Volkswagen Rabbit.

麦克劳林没有专心驾驶，他在33号大街的主街右拐时撞上了一辆大众兔子汽车。

Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later.

沙克特解释说：“编码是一种特殊的方式，它能让你把注意力集中到一件事上，而这件事对你以后回忆起它有很大的影响。”

Some people would argue that governments should focus on raising funds for people rather than paying attention to wild animals.

有些人认为政府应该集中精力为人们筹集资金，而不是关注野生动物。

Why are we awakened by the rustling sound of bed sheets on some nights, but oversleeping without paying attention to those alarm clocks that wake others up?

为什么我们在某些夜晚会被床单发出的沙沙声吵醒，却没有理会那些吵醒别人的闹钟声而睡过头呢？

I'll start paying attention.

等剩下一两个的时候我再关注。

More people are paying attention.

越来越多的人开始关注了？

Not paying attention to the answer.

不关注问题的答案。

But now, people are paying attention.

但是，现在人们已开始关注这一问题。

What's the point of paying attention?

所以我现在的问题是：必要的注意指的是什么？

I am paying attention.

我注意了。

You are paying attention to nothing else.

不能把精力放在其他事上。

We wonder whether He is paying attention.

我们想知道，神是不是真的在关注这些事。

Try to avoid paying attention to advertisements.

试着不要把注意力集中在广告上。

Ninety percent of remembering is paying attention.

百分之九十的记忆是需要专注的。

'Reckless' sounds like you're not paying attention.

‘鲁莽’听起来就像你根本没过脑子。

This is where paying attention to detail really paysoff.

这通常就需要你对细节有一定的关注。