Lesson68 Persistent
I crossedthe street to avoid meetinghim, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending thatI had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. Henever has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists oncoming with you. I had to think of a way ofpreventinghim from following me around allmorning.
'Hello,Nigel,' I said. 'Fancy meeting you here !'
'Hi, Elizabeth,'Nigel answered. ' I was just wondering how to spend the morning--until I sawyou. You're not busy doing anything, are you ?' ' No, not at all,' I answered.'I'm going to.. .'
'Would you mind my comingwith you ?' he asked,before I had finished speaking. ‘ Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'mgoing to the dentist.'
[if !vml][endif]' Then I'llcome with you,' he answered.' There's alwaysplentyto read in the 'waiting room !'
aɪ krɒst ðə striːt tuː əˈvɔɪd ˈmiːtɪŋ hɪm, bʌt hiː sɔː miː ænd keɪm ˈrʌnɪŋ təˈwɔːdz miː. ɪt wɒz nəʊ juːz prɪˈtɛndɪŋ ðæt aɪ hæd nɒtsiːn hɪm, səʊ aɪ weɪvd tuː hɪm. aɪ ˈnɛvər ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈmiːtɪŋ ˈnaɪʤəl daɪks. hiː ˈnɛvə hæz ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː duː. nəʊ ˈmætə haʊ ˈbɪzi juːɑː, hiː ˈɔːlweɪz ɪnˈsɪsts ɒn ˈkʌmɪŋ wɪð juː. aɪ hæd tuː θɪŋk ɒv ə weɪ ɒv prɪˈvɛntɪŋ hɪm frɒm ˈfɒləʊɪŋ miː əˈraʊnd ɔːl ˈmɔːnɪŋ.
hɛˈləʊ
, ˈnaɪʤəl,' aɪ sɛd. ˈfænsi ˈmiːtɪŋ juː hɪə !'
haɪ
, ɪˈlɪzəbəθ,' ˈnaɪʤəl ˈɑːnsəd. ' aɪ wɒz ʤʌst ˈwʌndərɪŋ haʊ tuː spɛnd ðə ˈmɔːnɪŋ- -ənˈtɪl aɪ sɔː juː. jʊə nɒt ˈbɪzi ˈdu(ː)ɪŋ ˈɛnɪθɪŋ, ɑː juː ?' ' nəʊ, nɒt æt ɔːl,' aɪ ˈɑːnsəd.' aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː.. .'
wʊd juː maɪnd maɪ ˈkʌmɪŋ wɪð juː
?' hiː ɑːskt, bɪˈfɔːr aɪ hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈspiːkɪŋ. ‘ nɒt æt ɔːl,' aɪ laɪd, bʌt aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː ðə ˈdɛntɪst.' ' ðɛn aɪl kʌm wɪð juː,' hiː ˈɑːnsəd.' ðeəz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈplɛnti tuː riːd ɪn ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ ruːm !'
Persistent美 [pərˈsɪstənt]
adj. 执着的，坚持不懈的；持续的，反复出现的；（动植物某部位，如角、叶等）存留的，不落的
