1. 堅(jiān)持 (替換insist)
(1). cling to
例句:Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
翻譯:與你內(nèi)心最貼近的東西,切莫等閑視之。要像堅(jiān)守生命一樣堅(jiān)守住它們,因?yàn)槭ニ鼈儯罹蜁?huì)毫無(wú)意義。
(2).adhere to
例句:It is more harmful to compromise one's own beliefs than to adhere to them.
翻譯:折衷自己的信仰比堅(jiān)持信仰要有害。
(3).cleave to
例句1:The tribe cleave to their old belief even after the European arrive.
翻譯:即使在歐洲人到來(lái)之后,這些部落仍固守著它們古老的信仰.
例句2:Permit nothing to cleave to you that is not your own; nothing to grow to you that may give you agony when it is torn away.
翻譯:不要讓身外之物纏住,不要習(xí)慣于那些被剝奪時(shí)會(huì)帶給你痛苦的事物。
(4).stick to
例句:Stick to your advantages and don’t stray from them without reasoned justification.
翻譯:固守自己的優(yōu)勢(shì),你生而有自己的特殊天賦。
2. 努力(替換struggle)
(1).endeavor
例句:Acknowledge past events, but endeavor to manage the present with a view to creating a brighter future.
翻譯:承認(rèn)過(guò)去的事件,但是盡力用一種創(chuàng)造更光明的未來(lái)的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)把握現(xiàn)在。
(2).strive
例句:Though it might be difficult, you should strive to be patient in your life.
翻譯:雖然學(xué)會(huì)忍耐是很困難的,但是在你的生活中,你應(yīng)該努力變得忍耐。
(3).exert oneself to do
例句:You never exert yourself to accomplish anything.
翻譯:失敗是因?yàn)閷?duì)自己不夠狠,對(duì)夢(mèng)想不夠執(zhí)著。
(4).do one's utmost to
例句:We will do our utmost to help these refugees.
翻譯:我們將盡全力幫助這些難民。
3. 極其,非常(替換very)
(1).exceedingly
例句:This was an exceedingly difficult decision to take.
翻譯:做這個(gè)決定非常地難。
(2).remarkably
例句:These markets have much in common, but each is also remarkably different.
翻譯:這些市場(chǎng)有很多共同點(diǎn),但每個(gè)市場(chǎng)也都顯著不同。
(3).enormously
例句:You have already contributed enormously to the construction of these defenses.
翻譯:你們?yōu)檫@些防線的建設(shè)已經(jīng)作出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。
4.改變,轉(zhuǎn)變 (替換change)
(1). convert
例句:Innovators rarely come up with new ideas; instead, they convert old ideas into new ones, adapting them from one context to another.
翻譯:創(chuàng)新者很少產(chǎn)生新創(chuàng)意, 他們把老的創(chuàng)意變成新創(chuàng)意,讓其從一個(gè)環(huán)境轉(zhuǎn)換到另一個(gè)環(huán)境。
(2). alter
例句:You can alter your reality if you will create your own map and lead others in the direction you want to go.
翻譯:如果你創(chuàng)造自己的藍(lán)圖并且指引別人向你想要的方向前進(jìn)的話,你可以改變你的現(xiàn)實(shí)。
(3). metamorphose
例句:We are in constant metamorphose, nothing in life is eternal.
翻譯:我們?cè)诓粩喔淖?,生活中沒(méi)有什么是永恒的。
5. 提高(替換improve)
(1). promote
例句 : China has only one goal over the issue of Afghanistan: to promote peace and development in Afghanistan.
翻譯:在阿富汗問(wèn)題上,中國(guó)的目的只有一個(gè),即促進(jìn)阿富汗實(shí)現(xiàn)和平與發(fā)展。
(2). advance
例句:Timid people don't get promoted. They don't advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace.
翻譯:膽怯的人不會(huì)得到提拔,他們?cè)谑袌?chǎng)中難以前進(jìn)、難以成長(zhǎng)、也很難變強(qiáng)大。
(3). facilitate
例句:The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.
翻譯:新機(jī)場(chǎng)將促進(jìn)旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展。