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。

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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。

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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。

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For example, "Outside Over There" is about a baby who is kidnapped by goblin creatures while her older sister is not paying attention.

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And if you're not paying attention to that, the business doesn't succeed, it just falls down.

如果不考虑到这些的话，我们的企业便不会成功。

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It's a difficult problem that not everyone is smart -they vary in their ability -so we try to make a world in which it's pretty safe for the small investor who's not paying attention.

不是所有人都是聪明人,这是个难题,大家能力不同,所以我们试图营造一个环境,一个让小投资者感到安全的环境,而无需忧心忡忡

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In case anyone in Medialand is not paying attention, the lesson applies to journalism too.

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Kerry blamed the Bush administration for not paying attention to warning signs about possible shortages.

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Come on, Hunter, this is 2012, does the world need people who are not paying attention?

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