1.insist指坚持认为某种想法正确或坚称某种说法属实，尤指与他人的想法或说法相左，也可指坚决要求做某事。坚决认为，坚称；坚决要求

She insisted on her innocence.

她坚称自己无罪。

She insisted on his/him wearing a suit.

她坚持要他穿西装。

She insisted that he should leave for Shanghai.

她坚持要他去上海。

The manager insists on all his employees coming to the picnic.

经理坚持要求所有员工都参加野餐。

He insists that she come.= He insists that she should come.

他执意要她来。

He insisted on his innocence.= He insisted (that) he was innocent.

他坚持说他是无辜的。

We insisted on a refund of the full amount.

我们坚持要求全额退款。

They insisted upon being given every detail of the case.

他们坚持要求说明事情的整个来龙去脉。

They insist on playing their music late at night.

已是深夜，他们却依然在放音乐。

We insist on the highest standards at all times.

我们始终坚持最高标准。

They insisted that we not eat meat.他们坚持不让我们吃肉。

insist on doing执意继续做

insist on sth坚决要求

insist on sb doing sth

insist that (should)do坚持；（虚拟语气）

insist that 坚持说，坚持认为(正常语气)

改错：I have been studying German for two years,and I should insist on studying it.

正确：I have been studying German for two years,and I should keep it up.

我已经学了两年德语，我还要坚持下去。

I seeing the manager. The service in this hotel is temble.

A.insist on B.persist in C.affirm D.keep up

2.persist v. 坚持，执意

指不顾困难或他人的反对而坚持做某事。(暗含坚持不好的……)

persist in doing

persist in sth to do

persist with sth(to do sth)

persist that 坚持说，反复说(正常语气)

Britons persist in treating any pay rise of less than 5% as a slap in the face.

英国人坚持认为加薪不到5%不啻于一种羞辱。

Why does Britain persist in running down its defence forces?

为什么英国要坚持消减其军事防御力量？

Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?

你何必为已发生的事没完没了地自责？

She persisted in her search for the truth.

她执著地追求真理。

Britons persist in treating any pay rise of less than 5% as a slap in the face.

英国人坚持认为加薪不到5%不啻于一种羞辱。

Politicians persist in imagining that ‘the people‘ warm to their cheesy slogans.

政客们还在想象着“人民”对他们的空洞口号会越来越感兴趣呢。

She persists in reading in bed.

她偏要在床上看书。

He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace

他敦促美国继续进行和平斡旋。

He persisted in his refusal to apologize.

他坚持不道歉。

She persisted with her experiment despite the lack of money.

尽管缺少资金，她还是坚持自己的实验。

There were remonstrances, but he persisted notwithstanding.

虽遭抗议，他仍然坚持下去。

选择题答案：A