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课件网) Lesson 68 Persistent There is no lack of beauty in our life, but a lack of discovery. persistent continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable 持续存在（发生）的 persistent rumours persistent headaches a persistent problem persistent rain 2. continuing to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it 坚持的，执意的 如果她不这么执着，她可能就得不到这份工作 If she hadn‘t been so persistent she might not have gotten the job. persistent efforts stubborn 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 (in sth/in doing sth) continue to do sth, esp in an obstinate and determined way and in spite of opposition, argument or failure 坚持; 执意: persist in doing sth. He persist in making noise. 你若固执, 他们就更恼火了. If you persist, you will annoy them even more. He will persist in riding that dreadful bicycle. 他执意要骑那辆破自行车. I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. 我穿过马路以便避开他, 但他看到我并朝我跑过来. cross v. 穿过 I cross the garden. across adv.&prep. 穿过 I go across the garden. avoid keep oneself away from (sb/sth) 避开, 躲避（某人[某事物]）: avoid (driving in) the centre of town 避开市中心（行驶） 我觉得他躲着我. I think he's avoiding me. (b) stop (sth) happening; prevent 防止发生（某事物）; 预防: Try to avoid accidents. 尽量防止发生事故. I just avoided running over the cat. 我差一点儿轧着猫. avoid doing sth.避免…… come running towards sb.向某人跑过来 It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. 若再装作没看见他已是没有用了, 我只好向他招手。 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. pretend ~ (to sb) (that ...) to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true: I'm tired of having to pretend all the time. Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise. We pretended (that) nothing had happened. She pretended (that) she was his niece. I pretended to be asleep. He pretended not to notice. She didn't love him, though she pretended to. wave to sb.向某人招手 I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. 我就怕遇到奈杰尔 戴克斯. 他从来都是无事可做. enjoy doing sth.喜欢做…… appreciate sth./doing sth.喜欢做…… 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 No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. 不管你多忙, 他总是坚持要跟你去。 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 insist ... ...
