不放弃的高级表达英文

我的一位朋友频繁在朋友圈分享他的生活：

一、关于"Insist on（upon）"这个词组

"Insist on（upon）"指的是坚持认为某种想法或说法是正确的，尤其是当这种想法或说法与他人的不或者指坚决要求做某事。

她坚称自己的清白。"She insisted on her innocence."

我们始终秉持最高的标准。"We insist on the highest standards at all times."

我们的买家对工艺和材料有严格要求。"Our buyers insist on high standards of workmanship and materials."

深夜了，他们还在放音乐。"They insist on playing their music late into the night."

他们坚持要求了解的每一个细节。"They insisted upon being given every detail of the case."

我们将就这个问题展开讨论。"We'll insist on discussing this issue."

他详细向我们叙述了他们离婚的各种细节。"He insisted on telling us all the gory details about their divorce."

如果你坚持要走，那就请便吧。"If you insist on leaving now, please feel free to do so."

我坚持要赔偿损失。"I insist on paying for the damage."

他们坚持严格按照法律规定。"They insist on sticking to the letter of the law."

经理要求所有员工都必须参加野餐。"The manager insists that all his employees attend the picnic."

他们坚持认为发动机应尽快修理。"They insisted that the motor should be repaired as soon as possible."

她坚持让他去上海。"She insisted that he should go to Shanghai."

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

二、关于"keep up"这个词组

"keep up"指的是坚持好的习惯，如坚持锻炼、坚持学习、坚持早起、坚持阅读等持续性的动作或行为，体现了恒心和毅力，不会半途而废。这和"stick to"意思相近：

你还在坚持学英语吗？"Do you still keep up with your English studies?"

我们多年保持着通信联系。"We kept up a correspondence for many years."

她多年来坚持不懈地进行体育锻炼，从未间断。"She has kept up physical training for several years without interruption."

我无时无刻不感到饥饿，所以节食坚持不到一个月就放弃了。"I was always hungry, so I couldn't keep up the diet for more than a month..."

她无法再假装爱他了。"She was unable to keep up the pretense that she loved him."

我珍惜我们的友谊，并且努力保持下去。"I cherish our friendship and try to keep it up."（注意代词it在副词up的前面。）

如果你能坚持不懈地学习英语，你一定能够掌握它。"If you stick to studying English, you will surely master it. He never persists in anything for very long. He cannot maintain his focus on any task for too long a period of time."

尽管生意不景气，但他们正努力维持下去。"Business isn't good, but they're managing to hold their own."