新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第68課(3)
Lesson 68: Persistent 糾纏不休
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!
句子講解：
8、"Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered. "I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you.
參考翻譯“你好，伊莉莎白，”奈杰爾回答說，“我正不知道怎么消磨這一上午呢，正好見到你。•
9、"You're not busy doing anything, are you?"
“你不忙，是嗎?”
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，行嗎?”沒等我說完話他就問道。
12、"Not at all," I lied, "but I"m going to the dentist."
“沒關系，我正準備去看牙醫(yī)呢。”我撒了個謊。
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，候診室里總有很多東西可供閱讀! ”他回答。
語言點 plenty to read在這里是指“足夠的可以閱讀的東西。”
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英語笑話：牙醫(yī)的解釋
地道美語聽力播客: Going to the Dentist 看牙醫(yī)
