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68 Persistent

I crossed the street to avoid meeting him but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning. 'Hello, Nigel,' I said 'Fancy meeting you here!' 'Hi, Elizabeth,' Nigel answered. 'I was just wondering how to spend the morning--until I saw you. You're not busy doing anything, are you?' 'No, not at all,' I answered. 'I'm going to...' 'Would you mind my coming with you?' he asked, before I had finished speaking. 'Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'm going to the dentist.' 'Then I'll come with you,' he answered. 'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!'

Words

  • pretending /priˈtɛndɪŋ/ 假装
  • insists /ˌɪnˈsɪsts/ 坚持
  • preventing /prɪˈvɛntɪŋ/ 阻止
  • dentist /ˈdɛntəst/ 牙科医生
  • plenty /ˈplɛnti/ 大量

Expressions

  • avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
  • insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事
  • It is no use pretending that + 句子 假装……是没有用的
  • prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
  • fancy meeting you here 真没想到在这儿见到你
  • enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事
  • no matter how/what/where 无论怎样/什么/哪里
  • follow sb. around 到处跟着某人
  • I was wondering ...+句子 我在想……
  • would you mind my doing... 你介意我做……吗
  • finish doing sth. 做完某事