When I was nearly twenty years old, they insisted that I learn a profession even though we were a rich family, and I really didn't have to work at all.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Now the Elder Brother, we remember, hastily dismissed his brother's pessimism, and then he insisted that the Lady's virginity was fully capable of protecting her from any such physical attack.

这时候哥哥，我们记得，立即消除了弟弟的忧虑，他坚持认为,少女的贞洁完全可以,保护她不受任何外界伤害。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

In the case of the Pharaohs of Egypt, the Pharaoh was himself a god, and insisted on being worshipped in that way.

以埃及法老为例,法老自己就是神明,并且要向神明那般膜拜

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

President Zardari called the meeting a "historic moment, while President Karzai insisted that "such a summit had been needed .

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

In any case, Yeats was on the other side of the controversy and insisted, after all, that there is a continuing role for art, as indeed, on the other hand, there may well be even in such times.

不管怎么说，Yeats都不是保守派,他还认为，艺术具有延续性，实际上，另一方面。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

She says her captors insisted that $1 million was not an unreasonable amount because they believed everyone in Canada was wealthy.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Khatami insisted that the IAEA is required to supply the fuel, despite reservations by the West.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

Mr.Talabani,addressing the PKK directly, insisted that it had one of two choices: either to end it is military activities, or to leave Iraqi territory.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

Unification Ministry deputy spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo says North Korea has not yet insisted that Yu will be treated according to North Korea's domestic laws.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

But,he insisted that a secure Afghanistan is crucial for the safety of Britain.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Mr.Bush mentioned Abu Zubaida by name and insisted that the procedures were lawful.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

For example, Hooks' parents always insisted that whites address them as Mr.and Mrs.Hooks, rather than by their first names, as was the custom when whites spoke to blacks.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

Kurdistan's Interior Minister, Karim Zingari, who belongs to the ruling coalition between the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), insisted that international observers saw to it that the process went smoothly.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Foreign Minister Zebari insisted that he doesn't think that the recent surge of violence will disrupt the timetable for U.S.troops to withdraw from major Iraqi cities in June, or for assuming security responsibilities across the country.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

(Speech) Nemtsov says Mr.Medvedev could carry out his program if he demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, insisted that state TV directors lift censorship, permitted independent political activity, and most importantly,punished those who falsify election results.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

But Ayatollah Khamenei, without referring to Rafsanjani or the reformist camp by name, insisted that it is not permissible to level criticism at the system, and that those who do so "will be hated by the people for causing strife."

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Prime Minister Soro has insisted, though,that confirming the validity of voter applications is integral in ensuring the success of the election.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has insisted,repeatedly, that Iraq's security forces are capable of imposing law and order.

VOA: standard.2009.06.01

Mr.Ahmadinejad told Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari that the presence of "terrorist elements in Pakistan" cannot be justified and insisted Islamabad arrest those involved.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"As President Obama insisted and as part of the Israeli Knesset believes, Israel has to now give clear guarantees that it is not going to expand these settlements.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Other infectious disease experts,however, have insisted Australia's is over-reacting to the outbreak of the A-H1N1 virus, insisting that,so far, the disease is no worse than other strains of influenza that kill hundreds of Australians every year during the colder winter months.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30