131. commit sb to prison把某人送进监狱;

a) A robbery was committed to prison last night.

b) 昨晚发生了一个强盗被送入了监狱。

132. to commit oneself to a promise 受诺言的约束

133. in common (和…)有共同之处,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) 有效的行政人员，也是有效的领导者，通常有平易近人的品质

135. be common to sb 是与某人所共有的

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…与…比较

a) compare one thing with another

b) 将一物与另一物比较

138. compare A to B 把…比作…

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

b) 人生常被喻为蜡烛。

139. by comparison(with) 比较起来

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…比起来

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