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persist vi. 坚持；固执 持久；持续 是不及物动词，不能单独用，常用的短语有： persist in sth. 坚持做某事 persist in doing sth. 坚持做某事 persist with 继续努力, 坚持不懈 insist可以做及物动词也可以做不及物的，做不及物的后面要加ON或UPON有以下意思： 坚持; 坚决主张; 坚决认为(on, upon) 坚决要求, 定要 insist on sb.'s innocence 坚持认为某人无罪 insist on a point 强调一点 insist on being present 坚持要求出席 I insisted on his coming with us. 我坚持要求他和我们一起来。 做及物动词时后面加从句，有以下意思： 坚持; 坚决主张; 坚决认为 坚决要求; 定要 I insist that you (should) be present. 请您务必到场。 They insisted that she (should) be invited. 他们坚持要邀请她。 综上，persist 和insist的用法不同，但可以表示相同或相近的意思，注意后接词及是否及物即可。
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有多种表达方式: 1) insist on doing 坚持做E.g.Ethiopians insist on doing things their own way.[MSN]: Ethiopia offers unique travel experience 2) keep doing E.g.At the same time, we have to keep doing everything we can to accelerate this recovery.WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on September, 2010 Jobs Numbers 3) persist in doingIf you persist in doing something, you continue to do it, even though it is difficult or other people are against it. 坚持; 执意例：Why do people persist in begging for money in the street?为什么人们非要在街上讨钱呢？例：He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace.他敦促美国坚持努力实现和平。
