Yet before this week, there were signs of promise of better times ahead for its nine million people.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

So yet once more -- and I promise this will be one of the last times that we look back at Milton's mask - but yet once more, let's look at Comus.

因此我们要再一次--我保证,这将是我们最后一次回顾弥尔顿所写的这出面具戏,不管怎么着，让我们再次回顾《科玛斯》

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

So it is my promise to you and it is the huge staff's promise to you that we will absolutely get you through this course and you will have a good time doing so.

所以我对你们承诺，也是所有教员的承诺：,你们绝对能够通过这门课程,并且在课程中度过一个愉快的时光。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

represented a time of promise. "This could not be happening" was the sentiment expressed as a growing crowd gathered around that black-and-white TV set.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

And we're going to begin with the story of Terah and his family. This is a story that's marked by the themes of divine command and divine promise.

我们将从他拉和他家族的故事开始,这段故事的主题是神的命定和应许。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

In return for this promise, they were released on parole and sent home to their families.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

And I promise, this is the last quantum number that we'll be introducing.

我向你们保证，这是我们最后遇到的一个量子数。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

This local arts supporter saw the promise the Caf held for new poets.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

That is, promise that they will do well-- you see this all the time.

例如他们承诺能够获得高额收益率,你时常能听到这种论调

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But members of his cabinet told him to forget this promise.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

But this would be a partial and misleading promise.

但这一许诺也可能片面而具误导性。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

if you chose Chicago, I will promise you this: Chicago will make America proud and America will make the world proud,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

That's something physicalist or dualist can say but and this is not of--to make a good promise they offered earlier, it's not the only view available to physicalists, or for that matter dualists.

物理主义学者或二元论者都可认同,这个观点，但如同他们之前提到的,这并不是物理主义学者眼中,唯一存在的理论，二元论者也是如此。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

"I promise you this - things are going to return to normal."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

promise it gets more interesting, zero. So why is this germane?

这挺有趣，为什么这个很重要呢？

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

We are encouraging and appealing to the president to make real on his promise which he made during his campaign in 2006 that if he became president he was going to repeal this law,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

And your roommate says, "Inside the envelope are facts about this milkshake that if--I promise you it is indeed the case-- if you knew these facts, " you would not drink the milkshake anymore."

而你的室友说，“在信封里面是关于奶昔的事实,如果，我保证里面是事实-,你知道了这些事实，你就不会再喝奶昔了“

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Does he fully intend to obey this command, to annul the covenantal promise with his own hand? Or does he trust in God to intervene? Or is this a paradox of faith? Does Abraham intend faithfully to obey, all the while trusting faithfully that God's promise will nevertheless be fulfilled?

他是否完全打算遵守这个命令，亲手废止,契约的应许？或者，他信任上帝的干涉吗？又或者,这是个信仰的悖论吗？亚伯拉罕打算忠诚地服从，同时,忠实地相信即使如此上帝的应许也会实现吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选