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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 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。
词汇和短语
persistent adj. 坚持的，固执的
avoid v. 避开
insist v. 坚持做
1.It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
it's no use doing做某事无用
2.No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
insist on坚持; 强调
He insisted on his demand.
他坚持他的要求。
He insists on discipline in the classroom.
他一贯强调课堂纪律。
She insisted on leaving at once.
她坚持立刻就走。
No matter how
However和no matter how同义，都表示无论如何的意思，又都引导让步状语从句，但它们的修辞意味和使用场合有所不同。
However是比较正式的用语，大都用于书面语，口语中较少使用；no matter how则比较口语化，它的语势比however重，故常用在强调的场合。请看下面的例句：
The task must be done，however arduous it may be．
无论多么艰难，这个任务一定要完成。
（试比较一般句：The task must be done though it is arduous．）
I'll take your words，no matter how harsh they may be．
无论语气多么难听，我还是听你的话的。
（试比较一般句：Although your words are harsh，I'll take them．）
However有时可表达然而、可是之意，出现于句中或句尾。例：
They said that it was so；they were mistaken，however．
他们说事情就是如此，可是他们错了。
与之类似区别的词语很多，例如whatever/no matter what、whenever/no matter when、wherever/no matter where、whichever/no matter which、whoever/no matter who。
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