but they probably had other things on their minds.
但他们也许还有其他的事想要做。
She failed to call the office to cancel her appointment.
她没能打电话给办公室取消她的约会。
When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store on morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.