允诺

We promised to maintain employment for half a million workers.

我们允诺要雇用五十万职工.

Bring me her broomstick, and I'll grant your requests.

把她的扫帚柄拿来给我, 而我就允诺你们的要求.

She buoyed him up with promises.

她用允诺鼓励他.

He forced the promise from me.

他迫使我作出这一允诺.

Promise are, like piecrust , made to be broken.

允诺常常是靠不住的.

I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise, don't rely on it.

我愿意和你一起去,但这不是允诺, 别指望我一定去.

Don't worry, you shall get the answer this afternoon.

别着急, 今天下午你就可得到答复了. (允诺)

If you make a promise you should keep it; you ought not to break your promise.

你如果做出允诺就得守诺言, 不应该违背它.

He was promised a promotion almost a year ago, and never happened.

他被允诺要升职都快一年了, 可一直没升.

Who did you promise to schedule the meeting?

你允诺谁去参加会议了?

Promises resulting from either express or an implied agreement can be enforced.

明示协定或默示协定所产生的允诺都可具有强制力.

Is Tom still working at the new book that he promised?

汤姆仍在埋头撰写他曾允诺的那本新书 吗 ?

The General had promised to cede power by January.

将军允诺于一月份之前交出兵权。

We promised to convert our entire fleet of cars to front-wheel-drive technology.

我们允诺要把所有汽车都改用前轮驱动工艺.

I'd like to come with you but that's not a promise — don't reckon on it.

我愿意与你一起去,但这不算允诺,别指望我一定来.