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本課複習：動名詞
有些動詞後只可以用動名詞作賓語，不能用不定式。這些動詞包括 avoid, admit, deny, fancy, finish, enjoy, mind（在乎，在意），suggest, stand（容忍）等
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
avoid meeting him，避免見到他。
came running towards me. 朝我跑過來
come和go之後可以跟與戶外活動相關的動名詞（climbing, driving, fishing, riding, shopping, walking等）表示建議、邀請或敘事
It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
It was no use pretending做。。。沒有用
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It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
做你喜歡的事是沒有用的，你應該是喜歡你所幹的事。
這句是鼓勵人們幹一行愛一行，把興趣和工作結合到一起的人是世界上最幸福的人。
him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.
enjoy meeting
從來都不喜歡見到Nigel Dykes
有些結構通常要接動名詞，如 busy, worth, it is no/little use, bored with, interested in, insist on, prevent…from等
No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
insists on coming
堅持跟著你
I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
prevent sb from doing阻止某人做某事，from可省略
Fancy meeting you here!
想不到你也在這！
fancy doing表示對後邊的動作感到驚奇
You're not busy doing anything, are you?
be busy doing
反意疑問句，前邊用否定，後邊用肯定。翻譯成：是嗎？不是嗎？
Would you mind my coming with you? he asked, before I had finished speaking.
mind doing介意做某事 finish doing結束完成做某事
你介意我跟你來嗎？動名詞可以有自己的邏輯主語my coming.句子的主語是you
There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!
waiting room候診室。動名詞做定語。a room for waiting
本課的場景：作者被一個他討厭的人Nigel（我認為還是挺可愛的人）糾纏了，在被纏著時他倆的對話。Nigel並未意識到他在糾纏作者，作者說了一些自己並不想搭理他的話，但是這個小可愛就是反應不過來。
前半段的敘述都是作者對Nigel的評價以及自己的內心想法
注意作者這些無可奈何的句型
crossed the street to avoid寧可去穿過馬路也要不想跟他見面。
pretending that I had not seen him假裝看不見已經沒有用了，不情願的waved to him，此處可以想起一個reluctantly。
never enjoy作者神煩他。
never has anything to do作者評價他從來無所事事。
No matter how busy you are, he always insists on不管你多忙啊，他都always的堅持自己
had to think of a way得想個招阻止他一上午這麼纏著我
Fancy meeting you here!打了個招呼，很違心的跟Nigel問好。哇，想不到你也在這呀（內心戲：趕緊滾吧我可不想見到你）
was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you.正合計怎麼度過這一上午呢，直到看到你（作者聽到這句時，整個人都是要崩潰的）
Would you mind my coming with you?還沒等作者把話說完，Nigel就開始出招了（其實他自己並不知道他在出招），就要開始跟作者形影相隨了。
‘Not at all,' I lied, ‘but I'm going to the dentist.’為避免尷尬，作者撒了個慌：一點也不介意，但是我要去看牙。
‘Then I'll come with you,' he answered.There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!得逞了
此刻作者整個人，如果還有下文，那就是即將見證崩潰內心一萬隻草泥馬失控奔騰的場景
作者撒謊Nigel順勢彼此成全的場景讓我想起新三里的一個場景：
Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.
陶醉於自己的勝利，Harry於是要了perfumed mud（作者自己發明的一種並不存在的化妝品的名字）
He expected the assistant to look at him in blank astonishment.
他希望店員能夠一臉錯愕地看著他
However, it was his turn to be surprised, for the woman's eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect.
然而，這次該輪到他驚訝了，因為店員的眼睛閃出一道光然後迅速地去拿了幾個瓶子放在櫃檯上等著Harry去挑選。
For once, Harry had to admit defeat.
Harry立刻認輸了
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