We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.
我們喜歡入迷地看它們做事，它們不知道（但愿如此）我們就在它們身邊。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 出席;儀表;風度;鬼魂，神靈;
?? pres前+ence名詞后綴 → 出席，到場
"The boy was ill at ease in the presence of the headmaster."
那男孩在校長面前感到局促不安.
近義：appearance, arrival, assistance, attendance, participation, presentation
反義：absence, absentation, nonappearance, nonattendance, inexistence, lack
vt. 享有，享受;欣賞;喜歡;使過得快活;
vi. 使過得快活;
?? 使(en)高興(joy)- 喜歡 享受
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我們現在享受到了過去只是聽說過的那些舒適條件.
近義：love, like, live, possess, dig, have
反義：lack, undergo, bear, drag, endure, bore
n. 商業，交易;生意;事務，業務;職業，行業;
?? 在公共汽車(bus)里面(in)一只鵝(e)和兩條蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 長期 貸款對小型企業會有幫助.
近義：negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce
反義：individual
adj. 不知道的;未察覺到的;未認識到的;不注意的;
adv. <詩>不知不覺地;無意地;意外地;突然地;
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他們并不知道即將降臨到他們頭上的厄運。
近義：ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unguarded, unknowing, unknowledgeable
反義：informed, knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, awake, vigilant
n. 希望，期望;希望的東西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情況;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚語]相信，認為;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
?? 侯補”對員有 希望成為正式隊員
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年輕一代的希望之燈。
近義：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
反義：hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency