Her appearance nearly ruined the party, so her mom insisted that she should be punished.

她的出现几乎搅黄了聚会，所以妈妈坚持认为她应该受到惩罚。

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Today, my mom insisted on putting sunscreen on me.

今天我妈坚持要给我抹防晒霜。

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At first the family refused to do that, even when Mom insisted on it, and if she 17 balked at coming to the city, a few of you went home to celebrate with her.

尽管妈妈坚持这么做，起先你们家人都不愿意，即使你妈妈不愿到城里来，你们也会三三两两地赶回乡下跟妈妈过生日。

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Growing up, my mom insisted we did not eat meat on Friday.

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