In whatever position I placed the box the needle pertinaciously returned to this unexpected quarter.

无论我把盒子放在什么位置， 针都地回到这个意想不到的四分之一。

And somewhat relieved by this idea (which I failed not to execute that day), I ventured once more to meet my master’s and lover’s eye, which most pertinaciously sought mine, though I averted both face and gaze.

这个想法让我稍稍松了一口气（那天我没能不执行），我再次险面对我主人和爱人的眼睛，尽管我避开了脸和目光，但它最执着地寻找着我的眼睛。

And since my space is brief, and I wish to be remembered, I throw what I have to say into the forms of four simple precepts, which, if pertinaciously obeyed, will, I believe, give anybody effective mastery of English as a tool.

我的篇幅很短，而且我希望被人记住，所以我把我要说的话写成四个简单的规则，我相信，如果坚持不懈地遵守这些规则，任何人都有效地掌握英语作为一种工具。