He was arranging his fruit in plates while we talked, which divided his attention, and was the cause of his having made this lapse of a word.

我们谈话时，他正在把水果整理成盘子，这引起了他的注意，这也是他失言的原因。

Mr. Spence rose and plunged into the adjoining " office, " where a telephone and a Remington divided the attention of a young lady in spectacles who was preparing for Zenana work in the East.

斯宾塞先生起身冲进了隔壁的“办公室”，电话和雷明顿耳机分散了一位戴眼镜的年轻女士的注意力，她正在为东部的 Zenana 工作做准备。