In reality, that "handsome prince" we seem to be promising is in good company with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny—nary a one of them seems to exist.

在现实中，我们似乎一直在期待的那位“英俊的王子”和圣诞老人、复活节小兔子是一类人——没有哪一个是真实存在的。

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And at times you may be promising more than you can deliver.

而且有时你比自己能传达的更有前途。

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Mr Miliband cannot deliver half of what he seems to be promising.

米利班德先生的承诺，可能有一半兑现不了。

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A new report warns that promising developments in HIV prevention could be undermined by funding gaps and a lack of political will.

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"This year,however, there were some very promising clinical results that indicate that it may be starting to work the way that people always hoped that it would.

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"If the U.S. operations are fully independent in every way, that could, indeed, be promising, " said Democratic Sen.

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One area that might be promising is health care technology.

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On the other hand, placebo (or time, or giving women with low sex drives encouragement) might be promising, and it certainly seems as if it would merit further study.

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