课文对话 · Persistent 纠缠不休（课本 Lesson 68，印刷页 308-311）
1I crossed the street to avoid /ə'vɔɪd/ v. 避开 meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
我穿过马路以便避开他，但他看到我并朝我跑过来。
2It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
若再装作没看见他已是没有什么用了，我只好向他招手。
3I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.
我就怕遇到奈杰尔·戴克斯。
4He never has anything to do.
他从来都是无事可做。
5No matter how busy you are, he always insists /ɪn'sɪsts/ v. 坚持做 on coming with you.
不管你多忙，他总是坚持要跟你走。
6I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
我得想办法不让他整个上午缠着我。
7"Hello, Nigel," I said. "Fancy meeting you here!"
“你好，奈杰尔，想不到在这儿见到你。”我说。
8"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?"
“你好，伊丽莎白，”奈杰尔回答说，“我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢，正好见到你。你不忙，是吗？”
9"No, not at all," I answered. "I'm going to ..."
“不，不忙，我打算去……”我回答。
10"Would you mind my coming with you?" he asked, before I had finished speaking.
“我跟你一道去行吗？”没等我说完话他就问道。
11"Not at all," I lied, "but I'm going to the dentist."
“没关系，但我准备去牙医那里。”我说了个谎。
12"Then I'll come with you," he answered. "There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!"
“那我也跟你去，候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读！”他回答。
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