1、insist

坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.

家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。

She insisted on being present at all the interviews.

她坚持所有采访自己都要在场。

坚称;坚持说

The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.

总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。

'It's not that difficult,' she insists.

“并没有那么困难,”她坚持说。

2、pull up

（车或驾车者）减速停下

The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out.

出租车减速停下，司机跳了出来。

（使）突然停下；（使）猛地停住

Suddenly, he pulled up sharply in his stride, and fell to the floor.

突然，原本大步流星的他猛地停住了脚步，倒在了地上。

She recognized at the same instant Rachel's presence. It pulled her up short.

雷切尔一出现她就认出她来了，随即停下了手中的活儿。

提高；改进

We had a very good mathematics mistress who pulled me up.

我们有个很出色的女数学老师，她帮我提高了水平。

He was made redundant and now he's trying to pull himself up again.

他之前作为冗员被裁，现在他正试图再一次奋发图强。