persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb. out of sth./doing sth. 劝阻某人做某事
persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
persuade that-clause 使某人相信...
[练习] 中译英
1)他正试图说服他的朋友放弃抽烟。
2) 我们使亨利相信是他错了。
3) 我几乎相信他是诚实的。
key:1) he is trying to persuade his friends to give up smoking.
2) we persuaded harry that he was wrong.
3)i am almost persuaded of his honesty.
3. insist v. 坚持
[典例]
you can come back later, if you insist. 如果你一定要坚持,你就稍后再来吧。
[重点用法]
insist on/upon sth./( sb’s) doing 坚持某事/要求(某人)做某事
i still insist on my viewpoint. 我仍然坚持我的观点。
he insisted on paying for the meal. 他坚持要付饭钱。
mother insisted on our washing the clothes by ourselves. 妈妈坚决要求我们自己洗衣服。
[练习] 选择填空
1). the man insisted _______ a taxi for me even though i told him i lived nearby.
a. find b. to find c. on finding d. in finding
2). i insist that a doctor _______ immediately.
a. has been sent for b. sends for c. will be sent for d. be sent for
3). some people insisted that the person _____ a thief and insisted that he _____ to the police station.
a. was; be taken b. was, would be taken
c. should be; should be taken d. be; be taken
keys: 1). c 2). d 3). a
4. determine v. 决定;确定;下定决心
[典例]
1). attitude determines everything. 态度决定一切。
2). we determined to go to the railway station at once. 我们决定立刻去火车站。
3). i wonder what determined her to marry him in the end. 我想知道是什么使她最终下决心嫁给他的。
4). the court determined that the man was guilty of robbery. 法庭裁定那个人犯了抢劫罪。
[重点用法]
determine on/upon (doing) sth. determine + n.
determine to do sth. determine sb. to do sth. 使某人下定决心做某事
determine + that-clause
adj. be determined to do sth.
[练习] 中译英
1). 你决定好暑假做什么了吗?
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2). 她决心要上哈佛大学。
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keys: 1). have you determined what to do in the summer holidays?
2).she was determined to go to harvard university.