attention
1.该说I want to call（或draw）his attention to the matter，不可说I want to call（或draw）the matter to his attention。但该说I want to bring the matter to his attention，不可说I want to bring his attention to the matter。I want to call the matter to his attention等句子偶尔也有，但不及I want to bring the matter to his attention普通，不算正当。也有I want to call to your attention that the matter needs to be looked into immediately等句子，在call后面用以that引导的从句做它的宾语，不是正常的用法。
2.不可说pay attention on，该把on改作to。
3.pay attention to作“注意”解，有时也作“向（女子）献殷勤”解，pay his（或your等）attentions to作“向（女子）献殷勤”解。注意第一种表达方式里用单数形式attention，没有his等词，第二种表达方式里用复数形式attentions，有his等词。
4.注意下面第一句里的a charming attention（一个可爱的殷勤行为）和第二句里的attentions：
- When he offered to carry the basket for her, she considered it a charming attention.
- She loves her children, but takes care not to spoil them with too many attentions.
5.下面两句里的to是介词，所以后面用动名词：
- I advise you to pay more attention to recording new uses of old words.
- Special attention has been paid to describing the treatment of unusual cases.
6.写信给大机关或大商店，假使需要某人或某部门注意，可以在称呼语后面或后面的下一行或两行加上Attention...或Attention: ...或Attention of...。例如：
- Attention Mr J. D. King, Attention Accounting Department,
- Attention: Mr J. D. King, Attention: Accounting Department,
- Attention of Mr J. D. King. Attention of Accounting Department.
