新概念英语第二册课文和笔记 Lesson 68:Persistent纠缠不休

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★persistent　adj. 坚持的，固执的
You are stubborn.
persist:坚持（不顾阻拦一味的坚持）persist in doing sth.
insist:坚持（认为、说、是人的一种态度） insist on doing sth.
perseverance:坚持不懈（褒义）　　　　　 persevere in

★avoid　v. 避开
avoid doing sth.

★insist　v. 坚持做

　　First listen and then answer the question.
　　听录音，然后回答以下问题。
　　Why did Elizabeth tell Nigel that she was going to the dentist?

　　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!

参考译文

　　我穿过马路以便避开他，但他看到我并朝我跑过来。若再装作没看见他已是没有用了，我只好向他招手。我就怕遇到奈杰尔.戴克斯。他从来都是无事可做，不管你多忙，他总是坚持要跟你去。我得想办法不让他整个上午缠着我。
　　“你好，奈杰尔，想不到在这儿见到你。”我说。
　　“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，正好见到好。你不忙，是吗？”
　　“不，不忙，我打算去......”我回答。
　　“我跟你一道去行吗？”没等我说完话他就问道。
　　“没关系，但我准备去牙医那里。”我说了个谎。
　　“那我也跟你去，候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读！”他回答。

【课文讲解】

avoid meeting

cross:(v.)穿过
across:(adv./prep)穿过

came running 向我跑过来
go shopping,go swimming,go skating

it is no use doing...做某件事情是没有用处的
It is no use crying over the spilled millk.

enjoy doing
like,love,enjoy,appreciate

用不定式做定语，修饰anything
insists on coming

No matter :无论＋从句（要以特殊疑问词引导）
No matter how busy you are.

I had to think of a way of preventing
think of a way of doing :想一个作某事的方法
prevent do from doing sth :让某人不做某事
stop sb.from doing sth ;让某人不做某事
keep sb.from doing sth.
forbid sb.to do sth.

Fancy meeting you here?　真想不到会在这里见到你！
fancy = imagine
fancy + 名词——表示惊讶
不定式的复合结构，做宾语从句