廢物"之說(shuō)：
1、litter：并不是真正意義上的廢物，而是用后散置的“雜物”，相當(dāng)于odds and ends，或索性說(shuō)是殘余物（leavings）
Always pick up your litter after a picnic.
2、waste：真正的廢物，美國(guó)人常用trash,此字還有“殘屑”、或“垃圾”之意。
垃圾簍美國(guó)人用trash can；英國(guó)用dustbin.美國(guó)人把南方的窮苦白人叫the (poor) white trash;可見(jiàn)，此詞又可作“無(wú)價(jià)值的人或物”解釋。
That book is mere trash.
3、rubbish：范圍廣，真正的廢物。也可表驚嘆“Rubbish(胡說(shuō)！)”
英國(guó)人常說(shuō)：That book is all rubbish.
4、廚房殘屑:kitchen refuse或refuse：此詞做廢物或無(wú)用之物講，但一般指固體廢物，不指可排泄的垃圾。
5、到垃圾的地方：a dumping ground; a dumping-place for rubbish; a rubbish dump.
6、junk:垃圾、廢物。原意是“破爛貨”。
His writing is all junk.
7、廢人、社會(huì)渣滓：human waste; debris; dregs of population; off-scourings of humanity; dross of mankind; hobo
He is now a "has-been"(他現(xiàn)成了廢物)＝He outlived his usefulness.
Commitment譯法:
動(dòng)詞commit在字典中涵義：
1、 犯、行、作：commit a crime; commit a blunder; commit murder; commit suicide
2、 委托、付諸：commit some funds to the care of trustees(委托資金與保管委員會(huì))；commit a bill(議會(huì)將議案交付委員審查)；commit thoughts to writing(將想法寫(xiě)出來(lái))；commit something to memory(暗記某事)；
3、 承擔(dān)：If you agreed to give a number of lectures, help to pay your brother’s school expenses, and give $ 500 a year for clothes, you have quite a lot of commitments.
4、 (束縛身體之意轉(zhuǎn)為)牽累，陷入，獻(xiàn)身：Do not commit yourself(勿自限累)；commit oneself to a promise;
例析：
1、 In the last decade, however, we have sought to fulfill the goal with greater zeal, greater commitment, and greater success than at any period in our history.
在過(guò)去十年中，我們比歷史上任何時(shí)期都力求更加熱心地、更加獻(xiàn)身地、更加成功地來(lái)達(dá)到這個(gè)目標(biāo)(獻(xiàn)身)。
2、（李光耀對(duì)新加坡人的定義）A Singaporean is a person who feels committed to upholding society as it is—multi-racial, tolerant, accommodating, forward-looking---and who is prepared to stake his life for the community.
一個(gè)新加坡人就是一個(gè)對(duì)現(xiàn)存的多元種族、容忍互助而又高瞻遠(yuǎn)矚的社會(huì)，以獻(xiàn)身精神來(lái)支持它，并裝備為它付出生命的人（獻(xiàn)身的）。
3、I believe that both candidates should make it absolutely clear that they share a basic commitment to the success of the negotiations now taking place in Paris.
我相信兩黨的總統(tǒng)候選人，都應(yīng)絕對(duì)明確地表示，他們對(duì)于促成現(xiàn)在巴黎舉行的商談成功，具有基本的言語(yǔ)約束（言約）。
4、 he second imperative of our policy for peace is that we must meet our commitment and keep our promises to use our strength to oppose aggression.
我們和平政策的第二條誡命，就是我們必須盡我們的義務(wù)，守住我們的諾言，竭盡所能，反抗侵略(諾言)。
5、 Vietnam may be a bitter hoax or it may be a major commitment in the defense of freedom, but it will go away because we yell “foul”; it will not fade because we blow retreat.
越南可能是一種痛苦的玩笑，也可能是在保衛(wèi)自由中的一個(gè)大的牽累，它不會(huì)因?yàn)槲覀兇蠼杏憛挾唛_(kāi)，也不會(huì)因?yàn)槲覀凐Q金收兵而消失（牽累）
6、 The report said that new commitments of US$50.7 million during fiscal year 1968 raised total investments of the International Finance Corporation in private enterprises in its member countries to US$271.8 million in 39 countries.
1968年會(huì)計(jì)年度新的投資計(jì)有5070萬(wàn)美元，使得國(guó)際金融公司在其他會(huì)員國(guó)的私人企業(yè)總投資，39個(gè)國(guó)家共達(dá)27180萬(wàn)美元（投資）。
7、 The Japanese have faithfully observed their commitments.日本人忠實(shí)地遵守了投降條件（條件）。
其他：
an all-around commitment（全面的約束）
to give a precipitate commitment(給以輕率的
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