Olmsted fought against distracting elements .

奥姆斯特德坚决对抗分散注意力的因素。

This is partly because designers think clothes look better when there is no distracting flesh beneath them .

某种程度上，这是因为设计师们认为没有分散注意力的肉体的情况下，人们会更注意衣服本身的美。

But , like other politicians , he has moved swiftly on to a distracting argument about institutions instead of keeping focused on the incentives that might actually make a difference .

但是，与其他政治家一样，他很快就转向一种旨在分散注意力的论点，而没有继续着眼于可能真正产生影响的激励措施。

The jury is still out on whether this makes for a better or more distracting reading experience , but this design decision clearly centers on the content that the designer wants to deliver .

尽管关于此法是提高阅读体验还是分散注意力的争论仍在持续，但是这么做的目的很明显是要凸显设计者想要传播的内容。

Many word processors now have special full-screen modes , so that all unnecessary and distracting menus , palettes and so on are disabled or hidden ; rather than fiddling with font sizes or checking e-mail , you are encouraged to get on with your writing .

很多文字处理软件都已经有了全屏模式，这样一来所有不必要和分散注意力的菜单、按钮等等都被隐藏或者禁止使用，这样你就可以专注地写作，而不是纠结于字体大小或者收取电子邮件。