131. commit sb to prison把某人送進監獄;

a) A robbery was committed to prison last night.

b) 昨晚發生了一個強盜被送入了監獄。

132. to commit oneself to a promise 受諾言的約束

133. in common (和…)有共同之處,共用

a) We have many things in common.

134. common touch n. 平易近人的特性

a) An effective administrator and also an effective leader, with a common touch

b) 有效的行政人員，也是有效的領導者，通常有平易近人的品質

135. be common to sb 是與某人所共有的

136. keep company with (=be friendly and go out together) 和…要好

a) If you keep company with a person or with a particular kind of person, you spend a lot of time with them.

137. compare A with B 把…與…比較

a) compare one thing with another

b) 將一物與另一物比較

138. compare A to B 把…比作…

a) Man's life is often compared to a candle.

b) 人生常被喻為蠟燭。

139. by comparison(with) 比較起來

a) He puffed the new system by showing how badly his existing system performed by comparison.

b) Agricultural productivity remained low by comparison with advanced countries like the United States.

140. in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和…比起來

a) They were living rather well, in comparison with people elsewhere in the world.