NCE2 Lesson 68 Persistent 笔记

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Lesson 68     Persistent

      

【New words and expressions】

persistent       adj. 坚持的，固执的

avoid            v. 避开

insist           v. 坚持做

★persistent       adj. 坚持的, 固执的

stubborn [5stQbEn]    adj. 顽固的, 固执的, 坚定的, 坚决的, 难应付的, 难处理的

You are stubborn.    你这个死脑筋

persist     v. 坚持(不顾阻拦一味的坚持):

persist in doing sth.

He persist in making noise.

★avoid       v. 避开

avoid doing sth.    避免做……

★insist      v. 坚持认为，坚持说（是人的一种态度）

① vt. &vi. 坚持，坚决认为

insist on doing sth.    坚持做……

  My brother insist on going with me.

He insists on the importance of the meeting.

persevere [7pE:si5viE]      v. 坚持，坚持不懈地努力(褒义词)

persevere in sth./doing sth.

We should persevere in studying English.

perseverance       n. 坚持不懈

② vt. &vi. 坚决主张/要求，一定要

I insist on speaking to the manager.

My wife insists that I (should) have my hair cut.

【Text】

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, 正好见到你. 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】

1、I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.

cross     v. 穿过

  I cross the garden.

across    adv.&prep. 穿过

  I go across the garden.

avoid doing sth.     避免……

come running towards sb.       向某人跑过来

2、It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.

It is (of) no use doing…      做……是没有用处的，做……是徒步的/无益的

It is no use pretending …       假装……是没有用了

It is no use crying over the spilled milk.     覆水难收

It is no use punishing him.

wave to sb.    向某人招手

3、I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.

enjoy doing sth.    喜欢做……

appreciate sth./doing sth.     喜欢做……

4、He never has anything to do.

用不定式做定语, 修饰anything，不定式放在不定代词后面

anything to do sth.     任何要做的事

anything to eat sth.    可以吃的东西 ； anything to drink    可以喝的东西

5、No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.

no matter常与how，when，where，what，who等引导的从句连用，译为“无论……”

No matter how old you are,…

No matter where you are,…

No matter who you are,…

No matter how tired you are, your children insisted on listening to stories.

insist on doing sth.     坚持做……

6、I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.

think of a way of doing sth.       想一个做某事的方法

think of a way of solving

prevent sb. (from) doing sth.     阻止某人做某事, 让某人不做某事

stop sb. from doing sth.     让某人不做某事

keep sb. from doing sth.     让某人不做某事(保持不做某事)

forbid sb. to do sth.        禁止某人做某事

7、Fancy meeting you here!

=Imagine meeting you here!    真想不到会在这见到你!  （fancy＝imagine）

“fance+名词”表示惊讶

★fance

① vt. 设想，想像

Fancy Ian not knowing the answer to such an easy question!

② vt. 想要，喜欢（往往用于指个人爱好）

It’s a fine day and I fancy driving down to the coast.

8、You're not busy doing anything, are you?

be busy doing sth.    忙着做……

反意疑问句的回答, 根据事实回答

9、Would you mind my coming with you?

“Would/Do you mind +动名词/if引导的从句”用来表示客气的请求或征求意见，表示同意/不介意时，用“No, not at all”或“Certainly not”回答；不同意时往往用一些委婉的说法，如“I’m sorry, but…”等回答，不用“yes, I so”。

  Would you mind if I open the windows?

  Certainly not. /Sorry, but it’s cold here.

mind (sb’s) +doing sth.   介意某人做某事

-ing的逻辑主语有四种形式，分为两大类

① 作为代词, 可以用人称代词的宾格, 又可以用形容词性物主代词

② 作为名词, 可以保持本身不变, 也可以变成名词所有格

作主语时必须是所有格(名词所有格, 形容词性物主代词), 但作宾语时可以用所有格, 也可用普通格(人称代词宾格)

Would you mind my parents' having dinner with me?

Would you mind me opening the door?

Would you mind my/me smoking?

Would you mind me making myself at home?     你介意我把这儿当成家吗?