For years they persisted in underreporting levels of pollution .

多年来，他们坚持低报污染水平。

If the us persisted with historic revenue , relative to gdp , the fiscal position would become unsustainable .

如果美国将相对于gdp的财政收入保持在历史水平，其财政状况将变得无法维系。

I stalled a little , but the girls persisted .

我停顿了一下，可是女孩们坚持认为我吸过。

But throughout that period , assumptions from confucianism persisted .

不过，孔子的假设还是被坚持着。

At first he met with resistance but he persisted .

虽然在一开始，他遭遇了阻力，但是他一直努力坚持。