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。

In winter, eating becomes a major preoccupation.

觅食是冬天的头等大事。

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。

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。

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。

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。