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。

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。

I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.

我就怕遇到奈杰尔.戴克斯。

He never has anything to do.

他从来都是无事可做，

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。

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

我得想办法不让他整个上午缠着我。

"Hello, Nigel," I said."Fancy meeting you here!"

“你好，奈杰尔，想不到在这儿见到你。”我说。

"Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered.

“你好，伊丽莎白，”奈杰尔回答说，

"I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you.

“我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢，正好见到你。

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

你不忙，是吗？”

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

“不，不忙，我打算去......”我回答。

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

“我跟你一道去行吗？”没等我说完话他就问道。

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

“没关系，但我准备去牙医那里。”我说了个谎。

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

“那我也跟你去，”他回答，

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

“候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读！”