“ 好 hǎo 呀 ya , ”赛 sài 姆 mǔ 还 Huán 看 kān 着 zhāo 纸条 zhǐ tiáo 儿 ér ,头 tóu 也 Yě 不 bù 抬 tái ,一面 yī miàn 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān 地 de 说 shuì 了 le 一句 yī jù .

'Good,'said Syme abstractedly, without looking up from his strip of paper.

那 Nā 位女演员 yǎnyuán 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān 竟然 jìngrán 忘 wàng 了 le 台词 tái cí .

The actress was so absent - minded that she fluffed her lines.

他 tā 上课 shàng kè 老 lǎo 是 shì 不 bù 说 shuì 话 huà 又 yòu 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān ,以致 yǐzhì 于 Yú 老师 lǎoshī 有 yǒu 一 yī 次 cì 说他笨 bèn .

He was so dreamy and quiet that a teacher once called stupid.

这个 zhè ge 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān 的 de 男孩 nán hái 老是 lǎo shi 丢书。

The distrait boy is always losing his books.