英语情景对话：Stopping the Relationship(3)

A: Hello, this is Mike, Kara.
B: Mike! Good to hear from you. How are you?
A: Everything is fine, and how are you?
B: Things are going well with me.
A: Kara, I had fun the other night at the movies and was wondering if you would like to go out again this Friday.
B: Mike, I don't think that it's a good idea to go out again. I really need to focus¹ on getting packed and ready to move back home.
A: Maybe we could just meet for coffee or something.
B: I can't really deal with any distractions² right now, but I appreciate³ the nice evening we spent together.
 

1 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。

2 distractions   

n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 )；娱乐，消遣；心烦意乱；精神错乱

参考例句：

• I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
• There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多，使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。