to stop paying attention
分心 (fēn xīn)
"He tends to space out during long meetings."
"他在长时间的会议中往往会走神。" (Tā zài cháng shíjiān de huìyì zhōng wǎngwǎng huì **zǒu shén**.)
an unexpected gift or blessing
completely under someone's control
to shift responsibility to someone else.
to record information in writing
to distinguish valuable things from worthless ones
to process data or analyze statistics