Lesson 68 Persistent 纠缠不休
I crossed the street 我已经穿过马路
avoid v. 避开
avoid doing 避免做某事
enjoy doing 乐于做某事
fancy doing 设想做某事
mind doing 介意做某事
finish doing 完成做某事
thomas turned his head.trying to avoid looking at her. 托马斯转过头来。尽量不去看她
you must avoid giving any unnecessary information 你必须避免提供任何不必要的信息
to avoid meeting him 为了避免遇见他
but he saw me 但是他看见了我
and came running towards me 然后向我跑来
pretend vi. 假装
It was no use pretending that 装作……是没有用了
It was no use doing something 做…没有用
It was no use being much more accurate than that . 做得比那精确是没有用的
argue vi. 争论
It was no use arguing with you. 和你争论是没有用的
It was no use your worrying about me . 你为我担心是没有用的
I had not seen him 我没看见他
so I waved to him 所以我向他招手
Nigel Dykes 奈杰尔·戴克斯
I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes 我从不喜欢见到奈杰尔·戴克斯
He never has anything to do 他从来无事可做
No matter how busy you are 不管你有多忙
i told him to report to me after the job was completed.no matter how late it was . 我告诉他工作完成后向我报告。不管多晚了
brown shirts are never smart ,no matter who is wearing them. 棕色衬衫永远都不好看，不管谁穿都一样
they smiled almost continuously,no matter what was said. 不管别人说什么，他们几乎一直在微笑
insist vt. 坚持
insist on doing something . 坚持做某事
he insisted on paying for the meal . 他坚持要付饭钱
most universities insisted on an interview before they accept a student. 大多数大学在录取学生前都坚持面试
security n. 安全；保证
i insisted on a contract that gave me some sort of security 我坚持要签一份给我某种保障的合同
he always insists on coming with you 他总是坚持要和你一起去
I had to think of 我得想想
prevent vt. 预防，防止
prevent sb. from doing sth 是“阻止某人做某事”，介词 from可以省略
my only idea was to prevent him from speaking . 我唯一的想法就是阻止他说话
mitten 连指手套
scratch vt. 抓
cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face. 棉质连指手套可以防止婴儿抓伤自己的脸
following me around all morning 整个上午都跟着我
a way of preventing him from following me around all morning 想一个办法来阻止他一个早上都跟着我
Hello, Nigel 你好,奈杰尔
I said 我说
Fancy meeting you here 真没想到在这儿见到你
Hi, Elizabeth 你好,伊丽莎白
Nigel answered 奈杰尔回答说
I was just wondering 我刚一直想知道
how to spend the morning 如何度过这个早晨
until I saw you 直到我见到你
You are not busy doing anything , are you ? 你不忙，是吗?
No, not at all 不，不忙
I answered 我回答
I am going to… 我打算…
Would you mind my coming with you ? 你介意我和你一起去吗?
he is british,isn’t he ? 他是英国人，是吗?
he does not speak good english,does he ? 他英语说得不好，是吗?
he asked 他问
before I had finished speaking 在我说完话之前
Not at all 一点也不
I lied 我说谎了
dentist n. 牙科医生
but I am going to the dentist 但是我要去看牙医
Then I will come with you 那我就和你一起去
he answered 他回答说
There is always plenty to read 有很多书可以读
in the waiting room 在候诊室
he admitted making the mistake. 他承认犯了这个错误
dread vi. 惧怕；担心
she dreads getting old. 她害怕变老
loathe vt. 讨厌，厌恶
she loathes being asked to parties 她讨厌被邀请参加聚会
anticipate vt. 预期，期望
opposition n. 反对；反对派
i don’t anticipate meeting any opposition 我预计不会遇到任何反对意见
barbecue n. 烤肉
mother suggests having a barbecue party this weekend. 妈妈建议这个周末开个烧烤聚会
