3. make oneself responsible; undertake *He has committed himself to support his brother's children The government has committed itself to improving the National Health Service nB: 注意该词的词性变化,它的名词为: commitment 3. Useful Expressions 1)从严格意义上说 in the strict sense 2)谋生 a living 3)体力劳动 manual job 4)脑力劳动 mental job 5)与…-致,相符 coincide with 6)心脏病 heart attacks 7)摆脱强制 freedom from compulsion 8)据推测 at a guess 9)劳动分工 the division of labour 10)受雇职业 paid occupations 11)大众社会 mass societ 12)爱好,沉迷于 go in for 13)广大民众 the masse 14)吸食毒品 drug-taking 15)进行暴力活动 commit acts of violence 16)埋头做,认真做 get one's teeth into 4. Proverbs and Quotations 1)Work will not kill a man but worry will 累不死人愁死人。 2)Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. 劳动根虽苦,然而果实甜。 3)What is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 事既值得做,就把事做好。12 3. make oneself responsible; undertake *He has committed himself to support his brother’s children. *The government has committed itself to improving the National Health Service. NB: 注意该词的词性变化，它的名词为：commitment 。 3. Useful Expressions 1) 从严格意义上说 in the strict sense 2) 谋生 earn a living 3) 体力劳动 manual job 4) 脑力劳动 mental job 5) 与……一致，相符 coincide with 6) 心脏病 heart attacks 7) 摆脱强制 freedom from compulsion 8) 据推测 at a guess 9) 劳动分工 the division of labour 10) 受雇职业 paid occupations 11) 大众社会 mass society 12) 爱好，沉迷于 go in for 13) 广大民众 the masses 14) 吸食毒品 drug-taking 15) 进行暴力活动 commit acts of violence 16) 埋头做，认真做 get one’s teeth into 4. Proverbs and Quotations 1) Work will not kill a man but worry will. 累不死人愁死人。 2) Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. 劳动根虽苦，然而果实甜。 3) What is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 事既值得做，就把事做好