坚持 (persist) 和放弃 (give up) 是英语中两个常用的词语，分别表示继续做某事或者放弃某事。
来源：坚持来自拉丁语 "persistere"，意思是继续前进或坚持不懈，而放弃来自中世纪英语 "geofian"，意思是放弃某物或某人。
例句:
I will persist in my efforts to become fluent in Spanish. (我会坚持学习西班牙语)
He gave up trying to quit smoking after just one week. (他在一周后就放弃了戒烟的努力)