" Sirius, " Harry repeated, still gazing, mesmerised, at the continuously swaying veil.

“小天狼星，”哈利重复了一遍，情恍惚、眼睛直勾勾地盯着不停拂动的帷幔。

The look and sound of banjo mesmerised the young man and he decided he wanted to have one, too.

这位年轻人被班卓琴的音色住了，他决定要有一把属于自己的琴。

Journalists continue to be mesmerised by them even when they write articles that are critical.

即便记者们撰写的是批评性文章，他们仍会为之着。

You know, Barry Sharpless's work has been, you know, kind of mesmerising me since I was a graduate student.

你知道，自从我还是一名研究生以来，Barry Sharpless 的作品就让我着。

Of course! And the word named after him was… mesmerised – to have your attention completely fixed so that you can't think of anything else.

当！而以他的名字命名的词是" mesmerised（被住）" ——你的注意力完全被吸引住，以致于你不去想其他任何事情。

Hypnotism also depends on concentration and the ability to hone in on something - to give something your full attention… … until you're mesmerised – you have your attention completely fixed so that you cannot think of anything else.

催眠术也赖于注意力和全贯注的能力——把你的全部注意力放在它身上… … 直到你被住——你的注意力完全被吸引住了，以至于你无法去想其他任何事情。