Alienation of affection

alienation [[ˌeiliə'neiʃən]]

n. 疏远, 离间, 转让\\n[医] 精神错乱

of [əv]

prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成; aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];

affection [ə'fɛkʃən]

n. 喜爱，慈爱;情感或感情;意向;疾病，病情;

af一再 + fect做，制作 + ion名词后缀→一再做从而使之感动→ 爱,爱慕;慈爱,感情

I thought you stayed home with Robbie?

我还以为你是跟Robbie待在家里的

He made an important contribution to the company's success.

他对公司的成功做出了重要的贡献。

Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking

作一名好的倾听者，决不只是“用耳朵听”。“目”字的意思是，你说话时我应当看着你，这是尊重对方的表现。换句话说，当我们在一起谈话时，我不应当看电视，也不应当越过你的肩膀瞅着别人。