I went through the motions of getting ready for bed without paying any attention to what I was doing.

我把睡觉前的准备工作流程过了一遍，却完全没有注意到自己在做什么。

That night at supper, Scarlett went through the motions of presiding over the table in her mother's absence, but her mind was in a ferment over the dreadful news she had heard about Ashley and Melanie.

那天吃晚饭时，思嘉因母亲不在代为主持了全部的用餐程序，但是她心中一起纷扰，说什么也放不下她所听到的关于艾希礼和媚兰的那个可怕的消息。

We went through the motions of our daily routine – I took him for short drives into the country, cooked his meals, saw to him when we were in his house.

我们完成了日常生活的动作——我带他去乡下短途开车，为他做饭，在他家里时照顾他。

In his mind he went through the motions of the ceremony. The church-riding, dirge-paced behind the hearse with Lucile and Baby — the group of people standing with bowed heads in the September sunshine.

在他的脑海里，他经历了仪式的动议。灵车后面骑着教堂，带着挽歌，还有露西尔和贝比——一群人在九月的阳光下低着头站着。