Lesson 68: Persistent 纠缠不休
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no usepretending 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!
句子讲解：
8、"Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered. "I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you.
参考翻译“你好，伊莉莎白，”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。•
9、"You're not busy doing anything, are you?"
“你不忙，是吗?”
10、"No, not at all," I answered. "I'm going to..."
“不，不忙，我打算去……”我回答。
11、"Would you mind my coming with you?" he asked, before I had finished speaking.
“我跟你一起去，行吗?”没等我说完话他就问道。
12、"Not at all," I lied, "but I"m going to the dentist."
“没关系，我正准备去看牙医呢。”我撒了个谎。
13、"Then I'll come with you," he answered. "There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!
“那我也跟定你去，候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读! ”他回答。
语言点 plenty to read在这里是指“足够的可以阅读的东西。”
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