When they are not fulfilled, people become preoccupied with filling those needs above all else.

当他们没有满足，人们变得专注填充这些需求高于一切。

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When we become overly preoccupied with ourselves, our attention no longer flows freely, but becomes trapped by an unhealthy self-focus.

当我们变得过度焦虑的时候，注意力就不再自由的转移，而是被困于一种及其不利的过度在意自我感受的状态。

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The country has allowed itself to become more preoccupied with hosting major sporting events than with winning them.

这个国家更热衷于举办各大体育赛事，而不是在其中夺冠。

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As high-profile corporate abuses have unfolded, one after the other, most boards have become preoccupied with reassessing their responsibilities and implementing the new accounting rules.

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Getting into college is very competitive, tuition is very expensive, and, with economic uncertainty, students become preoccupied with majoring in subjects that may lead to jobs.

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Nick Burns, the department's undersecretary for political affairs, said the United States wants to address reforms in areas such as management, budget, human rights, democracy and peacekeeping before U.N. member states become preoccupied with expanding the Security Council.

CNN: U.S.: Reform U.N. before expanding Security Council