I. 表示“坚持说;坚决认为(多与别人的观点不同)”,接that从句(从句的动作多为已发生之事),从句使用陈述语气。如:
She insisted that he was wrong.
她坚持认为他错了。
II. 表示“坚决主张;坚持要求”,接that从句(从句的动作为将要发生之事),谓语多为 should型的虚拟语气,即:主语 should(可省略) 动词原形。如:
He insisted that we (should) accept these gifts.
他一定要我们收下这些礼物。
Jane insisted that he be present.
简坚持要他出席。
还可用于“insist on / upon 名词或代词或 动词-ing形式”结构中。如:
He insisted on / upon my going with him.
他坚持要我跟他一起去。(= He insisted that I [should] go with him.)
I insist on seeing it. 我一定要见到它。(= I insist that I see it.)
Ⅲ. if you insist 常用于口语中,表示勉强同意。如:
All right, I’ll do it, if you insist.
好吧,如果你一定要我干这事,我就去干。
【跟踪练习】
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的选项。
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. — How do you ______ we go to Beijing for our holidays?
— I think we’d better fly there. It’s much more comfortable.
A. insist B. imagine C. suppose D. suggest
3. He insisted that he ______ right, and so he insisted that his plan ______ carried out at once.
A. was; be B. be; would be C. was; was D. be; should be
4. Driving a car is not as difficult as you imagine, if you ______ the rules.
A. depend on B. insist on C. turn to D. stick to
5. I wanted to pay by cheque but the landlord ______ that I pay him in cash.
A. thought B. insisted C. ordered D. demanded
Key: 1-5 CDADB
解析:
1. C。insisted on finding a taxi for me,表示“坚持要为我找辆出租车”。
2. D。答语内容为一条建议,问句中的how表示征询对方意见,应用suggest (建议),而不用insist(坚持);imagine (想象)和suppose (猜测)。
3. A。前一个insist表示“坚决认为”,从句用陈述语气;后一个insist表示“坚持要求”,从句谓语动词用should型的虚拟语气。
4. D。表示“坚持(观点、理论等),遵守(规则等)”,用stick to。 insist on 表示 “坚持要求”。
5. B。句意为“房东坚持要求我付他现金”,故选B。
09年高考英语指导:insist用法面面观
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