1、statement
(正式或明确的口头或书面)陈述,声明
Andrew now disowns that statement, saying he was depressed when he made it.
安德鲁现在推翻了那个说法,说那是自己在情绪低落时说的话
。'Things are moving ahead.'— I found that statement vague and unclear.
“事情正在取得进展
。”—我认为这个说法含糊不清 。(嫌疑人或证人向警方提供的)陈述,证词
The 350-page report was based on statements from witnesses to the events.
这份 350 页的报告是根据各位证人对这些事件的证词写成的
。(意见或观点的)表现,表达
The following recipe is a statement of another kind—food is fun!
下面的食谱是另一种观点的表现——食物可以带来乐趣!
2、commitment
信奉;忠诚
commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism.
对布尔什维克主义理想的信奉
承诺;责任;义务
I've got a lot of commitments.
我承担了很多责任
。Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
她的工作迫使她和儿子从雷克雅未克搬走
。承诺;许诺
We made a commitment to keep working together.
我们承诺继续合作
。They made a commitment to peace.
他们承诺要维护和平
。