1. pick up
捡起;获得;收拾;不费力地学会
eg. He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on his head.
他从地板上捡起帽子,重新戴在头上。
eg. With this in mind, the next time you need a bit of time to yourself, pick up a book.
记住这个方法,下次当你需要一点自我放松的时间时,你则可以挑选一本书来阅读
2. pay attention
专心;集中注意力
eg. All this will force your brain to wake up from habits and pay attention again.
所有这些将强迫你的头脑从习惯中清醒过来,再次集中注意力。
eg. Pay attention: to every aspect of what you’re doing, to your body, to the sensations, to your thoughts.
注意你当前所作事情的每一方面,注意你的身体,注意你的感觉,注意你的思想。
3. keep from
隐瞒;阻止;抑制
eg. How did they keep from losing all hope during years of captivity in the United States?
他们究竟是如何被囚禁在美国的这些年里保持住自己的希望的?
eg. I bit my lip to keep from crying out as we reached the basement door which was locked.
我紧咬嘴唇,尽力不让自己哭出来,随后我们到达地下室门口,门是锁着的。