Not being focused on material goods feels quite natural to me.

译文：不专注于物质财富，对我而言相当自然。

 【答】我跟曹老师的看法有所不同。

我猜测，网友的疑问是：为什么使用Not being focused on，不用Not focusing on。其实，这两个都对。

Not being focused on material goods feels quite natural to me. （正）

Not focusing on material goods feels quite natural to me.（正）

1. 无论使用那种形式，都是动名词作句子的主语。

2. focus 表示“专注于”，及物和不及物都可以。在使用中，主动和被动 focus on 和be focused on 都正确，be focused on 实际是focus oneself on 或focus sth. on 的变式。

3. focus on 和be focused on 的主语都可以是“人”，也都可以是“物”。

所以，以下4个句子都对：

主语是“人”是“物”均可，主动、被动均可。

He focused on the map on the wall.

He was focused on the map on the wall.

His eyes focused on the map on the wall.

His eyes were focused on the map on the wall.

关于focus on 不及物的用法，使用主动语态的例句：

Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas. 

许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

来自《简明英汉词典》

He is currently focusing on assessment and development. 

他目前在关注评估和发展。

来自辞典例句

Lewis was focusing on the problem of the average American citizen caught. 

刘易斯集中描述了一般美国公民所面临的矛盾。

来自辞典例句

It'seemed to me that we would be better off focusing on a partial settlement. 

在我看来,集中力量求得部分的解决,这对我们就算不错了。

来自辞典例句

They were dealing with the day-to-day crisis, always focusing on next month instead of next year. 

他们只忙于应付日常发生的危机, 盘算的是下个月的事,而不是第二年的事.

来自辞典例句

Their talks are expected to focus on arms control. 

他们的会谈预计会集中讨论军备控制问题。

来自柯林斯例句

They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism. 

他们关注的是公开的歧视，而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。

来自柯林斯例句

His administration's economic policy would focus on reining in inflation.

他的政府的经济政策将侧重于控制通货膨胀。

来自柯林斯例句

Throughout the exercise, focus on keeping your abs tight. 

整个锻炼过程中，注意要紧绷腹肌。

来自柯林斯例句

We're going to focus on the relationship between freedom and necessity. 

我们将集中讨论自由和必要性之间的关系这一问题。

来自《简明英汉词典》

Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people. 

今天,我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题.

来自《简明英汉词典》

His eyes slowly began to focus on what looked like a small dark ball.

他的眼睛慢慢开始看清楚那个看上去像是个小黑球的东西。

来自柯林斯例句