Lesson 68: PersistentKey words and expressionspersistent 坚持的avoid 避开insist 坚持做dentist 牙医Questions on the textWhy did the author never enjoy meeting Nigel?Because he never has anything to do.What was Nigel wondering?He was wondering how to spend the morning.Why did the author lie?She was going to the dentist.Language pointsI crossed the street to avoid meeting him.avoid doing sth. 避开做某事Thomas truned his head, trying to avoid looking at her.You must avoid giving any unnecessary information.It was no use pretending that I had not seen him…it is/was no use doing sth. 做某事没有用It’s no use being much more accurate than that.It is no use arguing with you.It’s no use your worryhing about me.No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.no matter how/what/where/…I told him to report to me after the job was completed, no matter how late it was.Brown shirts are never smart, no matter who’s wearing them.They smiled almost continuously, no matter what was said.insist on … 坚持做。。。He insisted on paying for the meal.Most universities insisted on an interview before they accept a student.I insisted on a contract that gave me some sort of security.I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.prevent … from …My only idea was to prevent him from speaking.Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.Fancy meeting you here! 【固定用法】想在到在这遇到你。You are not busy doing anything, are you?反义疑问句He is British, isn’t he?He doesn’t speak good English, does he?Key structures and usage动词动词ingI crossed the street toavoidmeeting him…I neverenjoymeeting Nigel Dykes.Fancymeeting you here!‘Would youmindmy coming with you?’ he asked, before I hadfinishedspeaking.Headmittedmaking the mistake.She dreads getting old. 害怕She loathes being asked to parties. 讨厌I don’t anticipate meeting any opposition.Mother suggests having a barbecue party this weekend.Extensionac·cur·ate adj. /ˈækjərət/correct and true in every detail正确无误的• an accurate description/account/calculation准确的描述╱叙述╱计算• accurate information/data正确无误的情报╱资料• Accurate records must be kept.必须保存准确的记录。——note atable to give completely correct information or to do sth in an exact way精确的准确的• a highly accurate electronic compass高度精确的电子罗盘仪• accurate to within 3mm精确得误差不超过3毫米• My watch is not very accurate.我的表走得不很准。an accurate throw, shot, weapon, etc. hits or reaches the thing that it was aimed at准确的掷、射、击等OPP inaccurateac·cur·acy n. /ˈækjərəsi/[ U ]the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do sth skilfully without making mistakes准确性精确程度•They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file.他们怀疑档案中信息的正确性。•She hits the ball with great accuracy.她击球十分准确。OPP inaccuracycot·ton /ˈkɒtn/ n.v.[ U ]a plant grown in warm countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth and thread棉棉花植株• cotton fields/plants 棉田╱株• bales of cotton大包的棉花mit·ten n. /ˈmɪtn/( also mitt ) a type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately连指手套fancy /ˈfænsi/ v.n.adj.( fan·ciesfancy·ingfan·ciedfan·cied )( BrE informal ) to want sth or want to do sth想要想做SYN feel likedread /dred/ v.n.to be very afraid of sth; to fear that sth bad is going to happen非常害怕极为担心[ VN ]• This was the moment he had been dreading.这是他一直最担心的时刻。[ V -ing ]• I dread being sick.我特别害怕生病。loathe v. /ləʊð/[ also V -ing ] ——note athate( not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时 )to dislike sb/sth very much极不喜欢厌恶SYNdetest[ VN ]•I loathe modern art.我很不喜欢现代艺术。•They loathe each other.他们相互讨厌对方。