Merchants and citizens struggled to fulfil their obligations with unwieldy piles of metal.

商人和市民们气喘吁吁地拖着沉重的一大堆金属来履行买卖双方的义务。

youdao

But most employees just want the opportunity to do something they enjoy and balance their work obligations with other parts of their life.

但大多数雇员都希望能有机会做些他们中意的事情，同时平衡好工作职责和生活其他部分。

youdao

if a party of two or more persons have no common rights and obligations with respect to the object of action, the act of any one of them shall not be valid for the rest.

对诉讼标的没有共同权利义务的，其中一人的诉讼行为对其他共同诉讼人不发生效力。

youdao

It also said the United States recognizes a government's right to defend itself from attacks by terrorist groups, but that it expects both state and non-state actors to comply with international legal obligations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

Jacob is a deceiver; Joseph is an arrogant, spoiled brat; Judah reneges on his obligations to his daughter-in-law and goes off and sleeps with a prostitute.

雅各布是个骗子，约瑟夫是个自大，被宠坏的顽童;,犹大背信弃义，抛下自己的儿媳妇,还与妓女有染。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

He repays favor with interest so as not to be under any obligations to others.

除非事情的重要性已到紧要关头,他总是加倍回报恩惠。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Entitlements need to be converted from open-ended obligations with terrible incentives to fixed-cost, predictable obligations, e.g.

FORBES: Responding to Obama's Budget Plan

The burden of combining child care and family obligations with employment falls mainly on women.

ECONOMIST: I do, I can, I will

There are those developing countries that want aid with no strings attached, and no obligations with respect to transparency.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference-Morning Plenary Session | The White House