A burly old man led his own flock up a steep mountain promising them the secret of life and its miracles.

一位身材魁梧的老者率领一群人上到一座陡峭的山峰，答应告诉他们生活的秘密和奇迹。

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I know a man who sounds just like the "very promising" one you describe.

我知道一个人，与你描述的这个“很有希望”的人很相似。

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The most promising of success, not a man of great talent but those most good use of every opportunity to discover the pioneering people. - Socrates.

最有希望的成功者，并不是才干出众的人而是那些最善利用每一时机去发掘开拓的人。——苏格拉底。

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And why not? The young man built a promising life in a new land.

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The judge said Mr Griffith was a fine, hard-working young man with a promising life ahead of him who was greatly loved.

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In Monday's hurdles race, for example, the U.S. appeared to have a promising shot at gold, with three runners in the eight-man race.

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The former Cambridge front man returned to the Britannia Stadium with a fresh outlook and after a promising pre-season, during which Kitson scored three times, he was back in the first-team squad.

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