(1）persuade sb. to do sth.是说服某人做某事。注意advise sb. to do sth.是劝说、建议某人做某事，而某人不一定做，相当于try to persuade sb. to do sth.。
We advised Dad to give up smoking, but he was never persuaded until diagnosed he had got lung cancer.
我们建议爸爸不要抽烟，但是他从来没有被说服过，直到被诊断患上了肺癌。
Anderson is a boss who is hard to persuade.
安德森是个很难被说服的老板。
