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心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān · xin bu zai yan

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他(tā)在(zài)课(kè)堂(táng)上(shàng)心(xīn)不(bú)在(zài)焉(yān)。

He had his head in the clouds in class.

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她(tā)心(xīn)不(bú)在(zài)焉(yān)地(de)翻(fān)着(zhe)书(shū)，一(yí)个(gè)字(zì)也(yě)没(méi)看(kàn)进(jìn)去(qu)。

She flipped through the book absent-mindedly, not taking in a single word.

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