It's the mating season and male paddy frogs are competing for the attention of females.

现在是交配的季节，雄禾田蛙们为了吸引异性而卖力高鸣。

All of us probably have gotten burned at some point or another in our lives, especially if you vie for the attention of someone whom other people are also attracted to.

我们所有人都可能在生活中的某个时刻被烧毁过，尤其是当你争夺某个人的注意力时， 其他人也会被吸引。

In this case, you would predict, as is true, the females should be larger, the females fight other females more than males fight males, and the females try to compete for the attention of the males.

在这种情况下， 您会预测，正如事实一样，雌性应该更大， 雌性与其他雌性的战斗比雄性与雄性的战斗更多，并且雌性试图争夺雄性的注意力。

The high window frames it, so that its dark glossy top is singled out for the attention of one standing there, washing dishes, preparing vegetables, rolling pie crust on the table under the window, putting a cake together.

高高的窗户框住了它， 所以它黑色光滑的顶部被挑出来吸引站在那里的人的注意， 洗碗，准备蔬菜，在窗下的桌子上滚动馅饼皮， 把蛋糕放在一起。

All have been, or at least all have believed themselves to be, in danger from the pursuit of someone whom they wished to avoid; and all have been anxious for the attentions of someone whom they wished to please.

所有人都曾经，或者至少所有人都认为自己处于危险之中，因为他们想要避开的人正在追捕他们；所有人都渴望得到他们想要取悦的人的关注。