continue与go on

continue与go on
两者表示“继续”，有时可互换. 如：
The rain went on [contiuned] for three days
This state of things cannot continue [go on] forever.
两者区别go on 普通用词多口语，而continue 较正式。

如：
Go on, please. 请说下去。

Now, the news continues in standard English. 现在用普通英语继续报告新闻。

用法continue—continued--continuing
1.continue sth或continue with sth
Eg: He will be continuing his education in the US.
He continued [went on with] the story.
（在译为“(在停止后）继续..”的时候，后接的宾语常有story，article，narrative，discourse，journey等。

He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison.
2.continue to do和continue doing，都译为“不停地…继续做..”的意思。

注：按传统语法，continue doing sth 只能表示不停地做某事，不能表示中断后继续做某事，而continue to do 则表中途有中断，但现代英语似乎已不完全遵循此规则。

如1995年出版的《朗文当代英语辞典》就有这样一句：
Eg :They contiuned talking after the meal.吃了饭后他们又继续谈(有间断性) He continued doing homework.（持续无中断性）
He picked up his book and continued reading. （有中断性）
The baby continued to cry (或crying) all night.
3.continue作不及物动词时，后常接adj/prep短语做表语=remain
Eg : He continued silent
We hope the weather will continue fine
Mother continues in weak health
After his illness the Minister continued in office though he was no longer up to the work / up to doing the work
4.continue 译为“继续说接着说”
Eg: “And so” he continued,“we will try harder next time.”
用法go on
1.go on doing意为“不停地做某事”（不中断）//“继续做某事”（中断后继续）”表暂停后继
续做原事。

He went on talking as though nothing had happened
You can’t go on working without a break.
She nodded，smiled，and went on stitching.她点了点头，笑了笑，又继续缝衣（中断后继续2.go on to do指做完某事后，接着做不同的另一件事
He went on to speak of his war experiences
He went on to show us how to do it.
After they had read the text, the students went on to do the exercises
3.go on with sth 多指一度中断后有继续下去=go on doing sth
After a rest, we went on with our lesson＝After a rest, we went on having our lesson．He took a cup of coffee, and went on with his story。