Preserving nature, Ms Marris writes, is a relatively recent preoccupation.

马里斯女士写道，保护自然，相对而言是近代的紧急要务。

But that disguises serious preoccupations and serious despair.

而这掩盖了其中的深深的担忧和深深的绝望。

Fred's words took a moment to penetrate Mrs Weasley's preoccupation about pyjamas.

韦斯莱夫人脑子里还在想着睡衣，过了好一会儿才明白了弗雷德的话。

In winter, eating becomes a major preoccupation.

觅食是冬天的头等大事。

But its new preoccupations may also help it meet some of its core duties.

但它的新关注点也可能帮助它履行一些核心职责。

Our preoccupation with utility and function defines the design of Mac Pro.

我们对实用和功能的专注，定义了 Mac Pro 的设计。

Lin enjoyed studying abroad, but he had qualms about Westerners’ preoccupation with logic and scientific method.

林语堂很喜欢在国外学习，但西方过分重视逻辑和科学方法，他觉得这样不太妥当。

Both groups exhibit below-average empathy, rigid attitudes and an atypical preoccupation with themselves.

这些男孩女孩均表现为低于平均水平的同感心、冷漠的态度及非典型性的自我关注。

It's also an inner destination, a place with perspective, free of preoccupation with the petty and the small-minded.

也是内心的归宿，它充斥著不同景緻，不必为了琐事和一些井底之蛙而忧愤成疾。

This preoccupation inevitably leads to an old debate: whether nature or nurture molds us more.

这种关注不可避免地导致了一场熟知的争论：是先天还是后天更多地塑造了我们。

When our primary preoccupation was a thrilling dread that the admired person hadn't even noticed us.

不被喜欢的人注意这种感觉让我们感到兴奋又恐惧，这占据了我们的心思。

It draws you away from preoccupation with yourself, and possibly towards helping others in need of comfort.

它让你远离对自己的关注，并可能帮助需要安慰的人。

More than in her previous books, in " Beautiful World, Where Are You" Ms Rooney's political preoccupations have interfered with her craft.

相比之前的几部作品，在《美丽世界，你在哪里》这本书中，鲁尼对政治的关注对她的创作产生了更大的干扰。

Mathis had noticed Bond's preoccupation. After a time he rose.

马西斯注意到了邦德的全神贯注。过了一会儿， 他站了起来。

This idea became Julien's sole preoccupation.

这个想法成了于连唯一的当务之急。

One is a feature, the other is shaped entirely from archive material, but in their preoccupations, the films are twins.

一部是故事片，另一部则完全由档案材料塑造而成，但就他们的关注点而言，这两部作品是孪生兄弟。

His correspondence with Fet is full of preoccupations concerning his health.

他与费特的通信充满了对他健康的关注。

If there is a common thread running through my life, it's my preoccupation with lists.

如果说我的生活有一条共同点， 那就是我对列表的关注。

" My preoccupation has been to give some relief to the people who live in these areas, " he said.

“我的当务之急是为生活在这些地区的人们解围。”

They generally reject both the staid habits of mainstream African papers and the narrow preoccupations of much Western writing about the continent.

他们通常既反感非洲主流报纸古板保守的习惯，也排斥许多西方媒体对非洲大陆狭隘的成见。