Lesson 68 Persistent
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!
ˈlɛsn 68 pəˈsɪstənt
waɪ dɪd ɪˈlɪzəbəθ tɛl ˈnaɪʤəl ðæt ʃiː wɒz ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː ðə ˈdɛntɪst?
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 nɒt siːn hɪm, səʊ aɪ weɪvd tuː hɪm. aɪ ˈnɛvər ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈmiːtɪŋ ˈnaɪʤəl daɪks. hiː ˈnɛvə hæz ˈɛnɪθɪŋ tuː duː. nəʊ ˈmætə haʊ ˈbɪzi juː ɑː, hiːˈɔːlweɪz 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)ɪŋˈɛnɪθɪŋ, 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!
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
persistent 英 /pə'sɪst(ə)nt/ adj. 固执的，坚持的；持久稳固的
pretend 英 /prɪ'tend/ vi. 假装，伪装，佯装 adj. 假装的 vt. 假装，伪装，模拟
wave 英 /weɪv/ vi. 波动；起伏；挥手示意；摇动；呈波形 vt. 卷（烫）发；向…挥手示意；使成波浪形 n. 波动；波浪；高潮；挥手示意；卷曲
prevent 英 /prɪ'vent/ vt. 预防，防止；阻止 vi. 妨碍，阻止
fancy 英 /'fænsɪ/ n. 幻想；想象力；爱好 adj. 想象的；奇特的；昂贵的；精选的 vt. 想象；喜爱；设想；自负 vi. 幻想；想象
plenty 英 /'plentɪ/ n. 丰富，大量；充足 adj. 足够的，很多的 adv. 足够
练习感情：
由于感冒，当天没完成，于12/15补作业。
It was no use pretending that
I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
pretend prevent读着读着会口误，还有第二句套句读得不顺。