“pay attention to”是英语中高频核心短语,核心含义为:注意;重视;关注
pay:此处引申为“给予(某种行为/状态)”;
attention:名词,意为“注意力;关注”;
to:介词(⚠️ 非不定式符号!),连接“注意力”的对象。
必须接名词、代词、动名词(doing),不能接动词原形!
接名词:Pay attention to the traffic lights.(注意红绿灯。)
接代词:Please pay attention to it—this is very important.(请注意这件事——它很重要。)
接动名词:You should pay attention to listening to the teacher in class.(你上课要注意听老师讲。)
可在attention前加形容词/副词短语,表达“注意的程度”:
pay close/much/serious attention to:密切/非常/认真注意
例:The company pays close attention to customer feedback.(公司密切关注客户反馈。)
pay no/little attention to:不注意/很少关注
例:He pays no attention to his health.(他不重视自己的健康。)
当需要强调“被关注的对象”时,常用被动结构:
主动:We should pay attention to environmental protection.(我们应该关注环保。)
被动:Attention should be paid to environmental protection.(环保应被关注。)
(⚠️ 被动时,原短语的“pay attention to”转化为“Attention be paid to”,保持介词to不变。)
最常见错误:把to当成不定式符号,误接动词原形!
❌ 错误:Pay attention to listen to me.
✅ 正确:Pay attention to listening to me.(注意听我说。)
1、 The teacher told us to pay attention to the details in the text.(老师让我们注意课文中的细节。)
2、 Parents often pay too much attention to their children’s grades.(父母常过度关注孩子的成绩。)
3、 If you don’t pay attention to your diet, you’ll get sick easily.(如果你不注意饮食,会很容易生病。)
总结:“pay attention to”是“聚焦注意力于某事物”的常用表达,核心是介词to+宾语,记住这一点就不会用错啦!