堅持是一種可貴的品質,做任何事情,都要有持之以恆的努力,才可能換來成功。學英語也一樣,沒有堅持不懈的用功,一輩子學到的都是皮毛。問題來,用英語如何表達堅持呢?記得高中的時候,看到一句很勵志的話:
If you carry on,one day something good will happen !只要你堅持,好事總有一天會發生!
這裡的短語carry on,就是堅持的意思!除此之外,我們還要懂得堅持的不同英語表達!不要老是喊著堅持,卻連「堅持」用英語怎麼說都不知道。
adhere to
堅持,忠實於「信用,原則,計劃」
We must adhere to the principle of making study serve the practical purpose.我們必須堅持學以致用的原則。
cling to
堅持,保留,不放棄
They know scholars reject their legend, but they still cling to their belief.儘管知道學者們不相信他們的傳說,他們還是堅持自己的信仰。
hold to
堅持「意見,諾言」,遵循
Would you still hold to that view?你仍會堅持那個看法嗎?
insist on
堅持要求,一定要求做某事
We'll insist on discussing this issue.我們將抓住這個問題不放。
keep on
堅持,繼續
I have never won anything yet,but I intend to keep on until I do.我未曾取得過好成績,我打算堅持下去,直到成功。
persevere in/with/ at
堅持,固守做困難,有挑戰的事情。強調的是堅韌不拔,孜孜不倦。
Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.雖屢遭挫折,他們仍不斷嘗試乘氣球環遊世界。
persist in
堅持,繼續。側重點是「儘管有困難,有反對意見,也不改變最初的想法或者立場」。
If you persist in ignoring my instructions, I shall have to punish you.如果你堅持不聽我的命令,我將不得不懲罰你。