1. But I must ask you to promise me not to tell anyone yet.
    但是你要向我保证，暂时不要告诉任何人。

2. The Lord kept his promise, and lightened the burden of taxes that he laid upon the citizens.
    勋爵未食前言，减轻了他加在市民头上的税负。

3. How does the crop promise?
    庄稼收成的前景如何？

4. He´s a man of integrity; he won´t break his promise.
    他为人诚实正直, 决不食言.

5. He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
    他爱听售货员说他想像出来的那种东西暂时脱销，于是他就煞有介事地许诺改天再来光顾。当然，他再也不会来了。

6. He became mortally ill a few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
    就在他计划回国的前几个月，他突然身患绝症。他知道自己已奄奄一息，于是他要我答应一定单独回故乡一趟。

7. A brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
    而对于发誓用露营来摆脱烦恼的人来说，却带来了更光明的前景。

8. Police arrested the demonstrators for committing a breach of the peace.
    警察以破坏和平罪逮捕了示威者。

9. Juku teachers and managers say that because their schools are profit-making enterprises, they have to promise results to succeed.
    课外学校的教师和管理者都说，由于他们的学校是赢利性企业，他们必须承诺有成功的结果。

10. Children were segregated into different classes according to scholartic promise.
    根据孩子们的学业情况分班。