The interest of the impending pursuit not only absorbed the general attention, but even made my sister liberal.

即将来临的追求的兴趣不仅吸引了人们的普遍关注，甚至使我妹妹变得自由。

It would have been an exasperating fact to him, if he had known it, that the general attention was too thoroughly absorbed by Ben's dancing for any one to give much heed to the music.

如果他知道的话，对他来说这将是一个令人恼火的事实，因为本的舞蹈已经完全吸引了所有人的注意力，以至于任何人都无法注意音乐。