
"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。