1、statement
(正式或明確的口頭或書面)陳述,聲明
Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it.
安德魯現(xiàn)在推翻了那個(gè)說法,說那是自己在情緒低落時(shí)說的話
。'Things are moving ahead.'— I found that statement vague and unclear.
“事情正在取得進(jìn)展
。”—我認(rèn)為這個(gè)說法含糊不清 。(嫌疑人或證人向警方提供的)陳述,證詞
The 350-page report was based on statements from witnesses to the events.
這份 350 頁的報(bào)告是根據(jù)各位證人對(duì)這些事件的證詞寫成的
。(意見或觀點(diǎn)的)表現(xiàn),表達(dá)
The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
下面的食譜是另一種觀點(diǎn)的表現(xiàn)——食物可以帶來樂趣!
2、commitment
信奉;忠誠(chéng)
commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism.
對(duì)布爾什維克主義理想的信奉
承諾;責(zé)任;義務(wù)
I've got a lot of commitments.
我承擔(dān)了很多責(zé)任
。Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
她的工作迫使她和兒子從雷克雅未克搬走
。承諾;許諾
We made a commitment to keep working together.
我們承諾繼續(xù)合作
。They made a commitment to peace.
他們承諾要維護(hù)和平
。