I can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can.

我不能许诺什么，但会尽力而为。

《牛津词典》

The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money.

高额利润的许诺诱使他把钱出了手。

《牛津词典》

She broke her promise to me.

她没有承担对我的许诺。

《新英汉大辞典》

And as you read the story, remember its larger context: God's promise to make Abraham the father of a great people through his son, Isaac.

当阅读这个故事时，记住它的大框架：上帝许诺,亚伯拉罕通过他的儿子以撒成为大国之父。

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Despite God's promise of land and blessing, things don't look so good at the end of Genesis.

尽管有了上帝的许诺和庇佑，事情在《创世纪》末并不尽善尽美。

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The points of view, again, are those of the sacred and profane, the soul and the body, the promise of a heavenly mansion, and the reality of a life lived in a foul sty.

这里表达的观点又是关于,神圣与世俗，灵魂与身体，关于住进天国的大厦的许诺，和生活在臭猪圈的现实。

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