我穿过马路想躲开他，但他看见了我，跑着朝我走来。
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him but he saw me and came running towards me.
假装没看见他是没用的，于是我向他挥了挥手。
It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
我从不喜欢见到奈杰尔·戴克斯。
I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.
他从来没有任何事情要做。
He never has anything to do.
不管你有多忙，他总是坚持要和你一起来。
No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
我不得不想出一个办法，阻止他整个上午跟着我到处转。
I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
"你好，奈杰尔，"我说，"真没想到在这里遇见你！"
'Hello, Nigel,' I said. 'Fancy meeting you here!'
"嗨，伊丽莎白，"奈杰尔回答道，"我正在想怎么打发这个上午——直到我看见了你。你没有什么事情要忙，是吗？"
'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?'
"不，一点也不，"我回答道，"我正要去……"
'No, not at all,' I answered. 'I'm going to...'
"你介意我和你一起去吗？"他问道，而此时我还没有说完话。
'Would you mind my coming with you?' he asked, before I had finished speaking.
"一点也不，"我撒了谎，"不过我要去看牙医。"
'Not at all,' I lied, 'but I'm going to the dentist.'
"那我就和你一起去，"他回答道。
'Then I'll come with you,' he answered.
"候诊室里总有很多东西可以看！"
'There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!'