Disappointing someone is like breaking a promise, so think carefully before you do it. 7.

让别人失望就象是不遵守诺言一样，所以在这样做之前一定要好好想想。

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Breaking a promise is a complex neurobiological event, a new study shows-and a brain scan may be able to predict those who are making false promises before they break their word.

一项最新科学研究表明，不遵守诺言是一种复杂的神经生物学反应活动，对大脑进行图像扫描则能够预测一个人是否是不遵守诺言却作出虚假承诺的食言者。

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The two other studies asked people's opinion of a fictional CEO who asked his employees to take a pay cut and failed to follow suit, breaking a promise to refuse dividends from his stock.

另外两个研究是关于人们对一位虚构的CEO的看法。这位CEO给他的雇员减薪然后不遵循平时的做法，甚至也没有遵守关于股票和红利的诺言。

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The Newbridge boxer denied breaking a promise to Mr Warren, who managed him for 10 years from 1997.

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Barack Obama of breaking a promise to use public funds in the general election race if he wins the nomination.

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But they know the political costs would be huge - there would be the double whammy of breaking a promise and hitting the grey vote where it hurts.

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