Ⅲ 重点词汇 （旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. prefer v. （preferred/preferring） 更喜欢，选择某事物（而不选择其他事物）

[典例]

1). I prefer dogs to cats. 猫狗之中我更喜欢狗。

2). I prefer speaking the truth to lying. 我宁愿讲实话而不愿说谎。

3). Would you prefer that we put off our wedding till next mouth? 你是否更愿意把我们的婚礼推迟到下个月？

[重点用法]

prefer sth../doing prefer A to B

prefer doing A to doing B prefer (sb.) to do (rather than do)

prefer that-clause

[练习] 中译英

1). 比起乘坐拥挤的公共汽车，他宁愿骑自行车。

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2). 玛丽更愿意我在外面等她。

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Keys: 1). Rather than ride on a crowded bus, he always prefers to ride a bicycle.

2). Mary prefers me to wait for her outside.

2. persuade v. 说服；劝说

[典例]

1). We persuaded him to take the job / into taking the job. 我们说服了他接受这份工作。

2). My mother finally persuaded me not to go to the party / out of going to the party.

妈妈最终说服我不参加这次聚会。

3). How can I persuade you of my sincerity？ 我如何能让你相信我是真诚的？

4). I am almost persuaded that he is honest. 我几乎相信了他是诚实的。

[重点用法]

persuade sb. to do sth.= persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做某事

persuade sb. not to do sth. = persuade sb. out of sth./doing sth. 劝阻某人做某事

persuade sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事

persuade that-clause 使某人相信...

[练习] 中译英

1）他正试图说服他的朋友放弃抽烟。

2) 我们使亨利相信是他错了。

3) 我几乎相信他是诚实的。

Key：1) He is trying to persuade his friends to give up smoking.

2) We persuaded Harry that he was wrong.

3)I am almost persuaded of his honesty.

3. insist v. 坚持

[典例]

You can come back later, if you insist. 如果你一定要坚持，你就稍后再来吧。

[重点用法]

insist on/upon sth./( sb's) doing 坚持某事/要求（某人）做某事

I still insist on my viewpoint. 我仍然坚持我的观点。