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

我穿过街道，想避开他，但他看见了我，朝我跑过来。

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

假装没看见他也没用，所以我朝他挥了挥手。

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I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.

我从不喜欢遇到奈杰尔·戴克斯。

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He never has anything to do.

他从没有什么事可做。

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

不管你有多忙，他总是坚持要和你一起去。

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

我得想个办法阻止他整个上午跟着我。

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'Hello, Nigel,' I said 'Fancy meeting you here!'

“你好，奈杰尔，”我说，“真巧在这儿见到你！”

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'Hi, Elizabeth,' Nigel answered. 'I was just wondering how to spend the morning--until I saw you.

“嗨，伊丽莎白，”奈杰尔回答，“我刚才还在想怎么打发这个上午呢——直到我看见你。

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

你没什么事要做吧，是吗？”

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'No, not at all,' I answered. 'I'm going to...'

“不，一点也不忙，”我回答，“我要去……”

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'Would you mind my coming with you?' he asked, before I had finished speaking.

“你介意我跟你一起去吗？”他没等我说完就问道。

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'Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'm going to the dentist.'

“一点也不，”我撒谎说，“不过我要去看牙医。”

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'Then I'll come with you,' he answered.

“那我跟你一起去，”他回答道。

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'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!'

“候诊室里总是有很多东西可以读的！”