I brought this to his attention. 我使他注意到了這一點。
He’s brought this fact to the attention of the public. 他已使公眾注意到這一事實。
2. call one’s attention to sth 提醒某人注意。如:
He called my attention to some new evidence. 他提醒我注意一些新的證據(jù)。
He called our attention to what he said. 他提醒我們注意他說的話。
3. draw [catch, attract] one’s attention 引起某人的注意。如:
What he said drew our attention. 他說的話引起了我們的注意。
He knocked on the window to catch my attention. 他敲窗戶以引起我的注意。
I kept trying to attract the waiter’s attention. 我不斷地示意招呼服務員。
比較:
He drew attention to the rising unemployment. 失業(yè)率日益升高引起了他的注意。
4. fix one’s attention on sth 集中注意力于某事物。如:
He fixed his attention on writing. 他專心寫作。
5. pay attention to 注意。如:
Pay attention to these details. 注意這些細節(jié)。
He asked the students to pay more attention to their study. 他叫學生們更加注意學習。
注:該用法中的 to 是介詞,不是不定式符號,所以其后接動詞時要用動名詞。如:
Pay more attention to uniting and working with those who differ with you. 更注意團結(jié)那些與自己意見不同的人一道工作。