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1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“persist”,了解它表示“继续存在”时的常用搭配。

continue to exist 持续

①、[搭配]ADV. 

still, to this day 仍然持续;

存留到今天:a belief that persists to this day

存留至今的信念

indefinitely 无限期地持续下去

②、[搭配]VERB + PERSIST

be likely to 很可能持续tend to 往往会持续下去be allowed to 被容许持续下去:This situation cannot be allowed to persist.

 不能容许这种情形持续下去了。

③、[搭配]PREP.

for 持续… 时间:If symptoms persist for more than a few days, see a doctor.

如果症状持续多日,就去看医生。

into 持续到…:These practices persisted into the Middle Ages.

这些做法一直延续到中世纪。

through/ throughout 持续整个…期间:The depression persisted through much of the 1930s.

20 世纪30 年代的大部份时间都是经济萧条。

until 持续到… 为止:The snows persisted until the second month of the new year.

雪一直下到第二年的2 月。

2)翻译下面的句子:

Despite official denials, the rumors still persist.

尽管官方予以否认,但谣言仍未平息。

(参考翻译:Despite official denials, the rumors still persist.) 

3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。

例子:

Despite the mainstream science community believe that genetically modified food is safe, the rumors still persist.

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