This story is a red herring to divert public attention from this issue。 這故事不過是用來轉移公衆(zhòng)的注意力的。 edu.sina.com.cn
She dished up the anti-pollution business to divert the attention of the public. 她把防止汙染的事情說得十分重要，以便轉移公衆(zhòng)的注意。 dict.cn
When it looks like a ploy to divert the public’s attention, too much talk can be corrosive, harming civil society and eroding trust in public institutions—exactly when it is most needed. 但它被發(fā)覺衹是一種用來轉移公衆(zhòng)注意力的把戯時，說得太多衹會壞事兒，在傷害公民社會的同時又破壞了公共機搆的公信力----而這正是他們此時最迫切需要的。
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Nationalist fervour may be helping to divert public attention away from the party's mishandling of Tibet—a remote problem in the minds of many Chinese. ECONOMIST: China
Even more important than its usefulness as a tool to divert the public's attention away from the failure of his Iran policy, Obama's assault against Israel may well be aimed at maintaining that failed policy. CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Why Obama is waging war on Israel