They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.(他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。)
Taxi drivers in Taipei will refuse to transport passengers who ignore the sign and insist on lighting up inside the taxi.(台北出租汽车司机将拒载无视该标志并坚持在出租汽车里吸烟的乘客。)
Some people think it is a good thing to donate blood for it could save somebody's life while others insist that we should not donate blood for it may cause some illnesses.(有些人认为献血是一件好事,因为它可以挽救某人的生命,而其他人坚持认为我们不应该献血,因为这可能会导致一些疾病。)
They insist they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them.(他们坚称,他们来阿富汗是为了帮助穷人,而不是让他们改变信仰。)
Remember that boys who insist on having their own way, sooner or later come to grief.(记住,那些坚持按自己的方式行事的孩子,早晚要倒霉的。)
You see, he will insist on driving himself, and he's hopelessly incapable.(你知道,他坚持自己开车,却无可救药地没有那本事。)
Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa.(警方坚持认为迈克尔没有按正确的程序申请签证。)
Don't insist on a firm mattress if softer ones can send you to dreamland faster.(如果软床垫能让你快快进入梦乡,不要固执地睡在硬床垫上。)
And while many employers don't insist on a particular degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.(尽管许多雇主并不坚持要某个特定的学位,但三分之一的雇主更愿意聘用那些学过STEM相关课程的人。)
The psychologists insist, however, that they are not being prescriptive.(然而,心理学家坚称他们并非一味说教。)