Lesson 68 Persistent 纠缠不休（素材）新概念英语第二册
【New words and expressions】（3）
persistent adj. 坚持的，固执的
avoid v. 避开
insist v. 坚持做
★persistent adj. 坚持的, 固执的
（1）（人，行为）不屈不挠的；执拗的，顽固的
eg. persistent efforts 坚持不懈的努力
He was persistent in his question. 他一直追问到底。
（2）（事物）持久的，不断的（lasting）
eg. persistent rain 不断的雨
persistent pain 不断的疼痛
persistent noise 持续不断的噪音
persistent backache 持续不断的背痛
persist v. 坚持(不顾阻拦一味的坚持)
persist in sth./doing… 坚持，执意
eg. Does he always persist in his opinion like that?
他总是那样固执己见吗？
She persisted in taking her dog with her.
她坚持带着她的狗。
He persists in believing that he was right.
他坚持相信他是对的。
persistence n. [u]坚持不懈，执意，持续
eg. His persistence touches me. 他的坚持不懈使我感动。
★avoid v. 避开，躲避；避免，预防
avoid + sth./doing sth. 避免做……
eg. Fortunately, we were able to avoid an accident.
幸运的是，我们避免了一次事故。
He crossed the street to avoid seeing me.
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他穿过马路避免看见我。
Try to avoid driving in rush hours.
避免在高峰时间驾车。
avoidable adj. 可避免的
v.+ able 可…了，能够…
loveable 可爱的
washable 耐洗的
acceptable 可接受的
understandable 能够理解的
n.+ able = adj.
comfortable 舒适的
agreeable 令人愉快的
miserable 悲惨的
suitable 适合的
★insist v. 坚持做，坚持说（是人的一种态度）
insist on sth./doing sth. 坚持或坚决要求（某事物）
insist that sb.(should) do …
eg. I insist on your coming with us. 我坚持要求你和我们一块儿来。
I insist that you (should) go with us.
He insisted that I (should) apologize. 他坚持要求我道歉。
He insisted on going swimming. 他坚持要求去游泳。
He insisted that she was innocent. 他坚称他是清白的。
I insisted that I hadn’t done that. 我坚称我没做过那件事情。
insistent adj. 坚持的，不容拒绝或反对的
insistence n. [u] 坚持
eg. insistence on/about sth. 坚持某事
区别：insist on/ persist in/ stick to/ keep on
insist on sth./doing sth.
坚持要求，坚持认为（要求，看法，主张，意见）
eg. She insisted on her opinion at the meeting.
在会上她坚持她的意见。
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insist + that 从句有两种情况：
(1) “坚持认为，说”，从句用陈述语气。
eg. The Arab insisted that he had never seen the camel.
这个阿拉伯人坚持他从未见过骆驼。
(2) “坚决要，坚决要求”,从句用虚拟语气。
eg. He insisted that she (should) leave.
他坚持要求他离开。
persist in sth./ doing sth.
表示对某种活动坚持不懈或某种信念不改，固执
eg. He insisted on playing golf. (玩了没有，不知道。)
He persisted in practicing golf for an hour.
(坚持练了一小时，动作已发生。)
stick to sth./ doing sth.
坚持不放弃愿望，原则，决定，诺言，理想…
eg. We should stick to the study of English.
我们应该坚持英语的学习。
Stick to it! 坚持住！
keep on = continue to do ( on：继续 adv.)
eg. We kept on working although we are tired.
Keep on practicing and you’ll speak English well.
坚持练习，你会讲好英语的。
【Text】
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
'Hello, Nigel,' I said. 'Fancy meeting you here!'
'Hi, Elizabeth,' Nigel answered. 'I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you. You're not busy doing anything, are you?'
'No, not at all,' I answered. 'I'm going to...'
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