| 1. | He fail in the exam because of his absence of mind
他因心不在焉而考试不及格。 |
| 2. | His absence of mind caused him to forget his briefcase
他的心不在焉让他忘了他的皮箱。 |
| 3. | It was absence of mind that made him insensible to all that was passing around him
由于他心不在焉，他一点也不知道周围发生的事。 |
| 4. | When the teacher asked her what she thought about the title for the song , she didn ' t catch what he had said because of her absence of mind
当老师问她对那个歌名有什么看法时，她心不在焉没有听见他说什么。 |
| 5. | At length , however , the remarks of her companions on her absence of mind roused her , and she felt the necessity of appearing more like herself
后来舅父母怪她怎么心不在焉，这才提醒了她，觉得应该装得象个样子。 |
| 6. | A suspended interest and a prevalent absence of mind , were perhaps observed by the spies who looked in at the wine - shop , as they looked in at every place , high and low , from the king s palace to the criminal s gaol
密探上上下下四处调查，从国王的宫殿直到罪犯的监狱。他们在这家酒馆里看到的也许是一种普遍的有所渴求而未得手的心不在焉的神气。 |
| 7. | He certainly looked at her friend a great deal , but the expression of that look was disputable . it was an earnest , steadfast gaze , but she often doubted whether there were much admiration in it , and sometimes it seemed nothing but absence of mind
他痴呆呆地望着她，的确很诚恳，可是柯林斯太太还是不敢断定他的目光里面究竟含有多少爱慕的情意，而且有时候那种目光简直是完全心不在焉的样子。 |
