There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him.
在这个令人忧伤的地方，根本没什么东西可以转移他的注意力。
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So if like me you are working at a computer a lot then make sure there are is no unnecessary paperwork, magazines etc around you which could distract you.
At this point, I thought it best to distract her and pointed to a big hole in a nearby tree, "I think I saw a big squirrel jump in that hole, let's go look."