pertinacious
adj
(fml 文) holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action; determined 坚持的; 固执的; 坚决的
His style of argument in meetings is not so much aggressive as pertinacious. 他在会议上的辩论态度并非锋芒逼人而是坚持己见.
My biggest problem so far has been trying to remember everybody's name.
迄今为止我最大的问题就是尽量记住每个人的名字
Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow