
"I must insist!"
"I importune you to help them"
"The letter asserts a free society"
误 She insisted to leave because it was so late.
正 She insisted on leaving because it was so late.
析insist后面不能用动词不定式作宾语。表示“坚持做某事”,应该说insist on〔upon〕 doing sth,其中insist是不及物动词,在介词on或upon后常接动名词。
我们坚持要他来。误 We insisted in him coming.
正 We insisted on〔upon〕 him coming.
析insist作不及物动词用,后面加介词on或upon,表示“坚持做某事”,但不能加介词in。
她要我们在那里吃晚饭。误 She insisted on that we should have supper there.
正 She insisted that we should have supper there.
析 当insist后跟that从句作宾语时,不能再加介词on,此时insist是及物动词,表示“坚决要求,一定要”。
因为她的血压大大高于正常值,医生坚持说她不能吸烟。误 Since her blood pressure is much higher than it should be, her doctor insists that she will not smoke.
正 Since her blood pressure is much higher than it should be, her doctor insists that she should not smoke.
析insist连接that引导的宾语从句指尚未发生的动作时,从句使用虚拟语气。
那个阿拉伯人坚持说他从来也没见到过那只骆驼。误 The Arab insisted that he should never seen the camel.
正 The Arab insisted that he had never seen the camel.
析insist表示坚持已存在的事实或已发生的动作时, that引导的宾语从句不用虚拟式,而须用陈述式。