Lesson 68Persistent
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WhydidElizabethtellNigelthatshewasgoingtothedentist?
伊丽莎白为什么告诉奈杰尔她要去看牙医?
Icrossedthestreettoavoidmeetinghimbuthesawmeandcamerunningtowardsme.
我穿过马路以避免碰上他,但他还是看见了我,并朝我跑了过来。
ItwasnousepretendingthatIhadnotseenhim, soIwavedtohim.
假装没看见他是没有用的,于是我向他招了招手。
IneverenjoymeetingNigelDykes.
我从来不喜欢碰见奈杰尔·戴克斯。
Heneverhasanythingtodo.
他总是无事可做。
Nomatterhowbusyyouare, healwaysinsistsoncomingwithyou.
不管你有多忙,他总是坚持要跟着你。
Ihadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingmearoundallmorning.
我得想个办法,不让他跟着我转一上午。
' Hello, Nigel, ' Isaid' Fancymeetingyouhere! '
“你好,奈杰尔,”我说,“真没想到在这儿碰上你!”
' Hi, Elizabeth, ' Nigelanswered. ' Iwasjustwonderinghowtospendthemorning--untilIsawyou.
“你好,伊丽莎白,”奈杰尔回答说,“我刚才正想着怎么打发这个上午呢——直到我看见了你。
You'renotbusydoinganything, areyou? '
你不忙着干什么吧?”
' No, notatall, ' Ianswered. ' I'mgoingto. . . '
“不,一点也不忙,”我回答说,“我打算去……”
' Wouldyoumindmycomingwithyou? ' heasked, beforeIhadfinishedspeaking.
“你介意我跟你一起去吗?”还没等我说完,他就问道。
' Notatall, ' Ilied, ' butI'mgoingtothedentist. '
“一点也不介意,”我撒谎说,“不过我是要去看牙医。”
' ThenI'llcomewithyou, ' heanswered.
“那我就跟你一起去,”他回答说。
' There'salwaysplentytoreadinthewaitingroom! '
“候诊室里总有很多东西可以看!”
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- avoid/əˈvɔɪd/v.
to stay away from someone or something on purpose
避开;避免
#1I crossed the street to avoid meeting him but he saw me and came running towards me.
- it is no use doing/ɪt ɪz noʊ jus ˈduɪŋ/phr.
there is no point in doing something
做……是没有用的
#2It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
- pretend/prɪˈtɛnd/v.
to act as if something is true when it is not
假装
#2It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
- wave/weɪv/v.
to move your hand from side to side to greet someone
挥手;招手
#2It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
- no matter how/noʊ ˈmætər haʊ/phr.
whatever the amount or degree may be
不管怎样;无论多么
#5No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
- insist/ɪnˈsɪst/v.
to say firmly that you must do something
坚持;坚持要
#5No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
- prevent/prɪˈvɛnt/v.
to stop someone from doing something
阻止;防止
#6I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
- follow around/ˈfɑloʊ əˈraʊnd/phr v.
to go everywhere that another person goes
跟着(某人)到处走
#6I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
- fancy/ˈfænsi/v.
used to show surprise about something
真想不到;居然
#7'Hello, Nigel,' I said 'Fancy meeting you here!'
- wonder/ˈwʌndər/v.
to think about something and want to know the answer
想知道;琢磨
#8'Hi, Elizabeth,' Nigel answered. 'I was just wondering how to spend the morning--until I saw you.
- would you mind/wʊd ju maɪnd/phr.
a polite way to ask if something is okay
你介意……吗
#11'Would you mind my coming with you?' he asked, before I had finished speaking.
- lie/laɪ/v.
to say something that you know is not true
撒谎
#12'Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'm going to the dentist.'
- dentist/ˈdɛntɪst/n.
a doctor who looks after people's teeth
牙医
#12'Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'm going to the dentist.'
- plenty/ˈplɛnti/pron.
a lot; as much as you need
大量;很多
#14'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!'
- waiting room/ˈweɪtɪŋ rum/n.
a room where people sit before seeing a doctor
候诊室;候车室
#14'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!'