•Soldiers must swear allegiance to the Crown/the King.士兵必须宣誓效忠国王。

•In many American schools, the students pledge allegiance (to the flag) at the beginning of the school day.在很多美国学校里，学生每天上课前要（向国旗）进行宣誓。

•As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer.作为一个在法国生活了很长时间的英国人，当两国足球队比赛时，对于要支持哪一方，他的内心会有一番思想斗争。