学位英语冲刺重点：assist

　　assist vt. 帮助，协助

　　●辨析assist, consist, insist和persist

　　[助记] 词根sist=stand

　　assist: 帮助(其原意为站在一旁，搀扶)。

　　consist: consist of(由…组成)。

　　Indonesia consists of more than 7000 islands.

　　= Indonesia is made up of more than 7000 islands.

　　= Indonesia is composed of more than 7000 islands.

　　insist: insist on(坚决要求)。后面接介词on，也可直接连用that引导的名词从句。

　　如：He insisted on my going there with him. He insisted that I should go there with him.

　　他坚决要求我跟他一起去。

　　persist: persist in(坚持)。

　　如：The kind nurse persisted in reading books to the boys in the hospital.

　　resist: 反对

　　[例题]She _____ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.

　　A. challenged B. obstructed C. contradicted D. resisted

　　[解答]D。句意：她不受诱惑，不去买她买不起的外衣。resist 此处意指(=keep oneself back from)“忍住……”，resist temptation(不受诱惑)。

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