Most schools nowadays prefer to use continuous assessment, because it gives a fairer picture of how the student has done during the whole year.大部分学校现在都喜欢进行持续性评估，因为这样能够更加公正地反映出学生在整个学年内的表现。The perpetual noise of the traffic was stressful.交通产生的持续性噪音让人精神紧张。