♥persist insist容易混清主要是当两者均表示

坚持另一时。

"persist用于表示坚持时，表示“坚持反复做同一件事” 后接介词in.

多用于褒义，指“坚持继续做某事’，有时用于贬义，指“不听劝告；顽固坚持”

1) Her mother tried to persuade her to go to bed early, but she persisted in working unti the small hours.

她的母亲劝她早点睡，但她仍坚持工作到凌晨

2) He persisted in drinking even though the doctor had told him that it did harm to his body

即使医生告诉他饮酒伤身，他仍坚持饮酒。

　♥ insist还可用于表示“对意见、主张等的坚持”后可接介词on，也可以接that引导的从句（是否用虚拟语气，视情况而定，即看从句内容是否为事实)，而persst无此意。

They insist on having a job done wellno mater how much time is recuired.

他们坚持无论需要多少时间都要将工作做好。The doctor insisted that she (should) take the medicine, but she insisted that she was not il.医生坚持让她服此药，但她坚持自己没病。

　　♥asset/'aeset/ : n.[C]

a major benefit有利条件；长处

词汇应用

做翻译这项工作，通晓数种语言确实是一种优势。

意群提示 (the industry of translation; knowledge of

a language)

Knowledge of languages is a real asset in the industry of translation.

fixed asset 固定资产

floating asset流动资产

real asset 不动产

♥manager

managerial(adj.管理的；经理的)

editor

editorial(adj编辑的；社论的)

substantial

substance(n.物质)

survive

survival (n.幸存者)

traditional

tradition (n.传统)

marginal

margin (n边缘)

consistent

consistency(n.一致性)

accurate

accuracy(n.精确度；准确性)

efficiency

eflicient(adj.有效的)

♥delect,deicrency

1.在表示：人的缺点，设计制造方面的缺点或诚陷时，名词 defead和 deficirenay的词义相近。phaysiologial defectideficiency 生理缺陷

Thenew car had to be withdrawn from the maket because of a mechanical defect

2.但表示‘缺少，不足’(shaortage时，只可用deficiency.

During the war, children sulfered from a deficveny of food.

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