State-maintained

state [stet]

n. 国家;州;状况，情况;资格; vt. 规定;陈述，声明; adj. 国家的;国务的，公务的;正式的;

stat站立+e强调 → 国家；状态

maintained

a. 被保持的

People shouldn't do drugs. They're too addictive.

人们不应吸毒，太容易上瘾了。

If you dance you must pay the fiddler.

要想寻欢作乐，代价非付不可。

Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. Eyes mean that I should look at you while you are speaking as a sign of respect. In other words I should not watch TV, or look over your shoulder at other people while we are talking

作一名好的倾听者，决不只是“用耳朵听”。“目”字的意思是，你说话时我应当看着你，这是尊重对方的表现。换句话说，当我们在一起谈话时，我不应当看电视，也不应当越过你的肩膀瞅着别人。