The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.

政府已经改变了缩小班级规模的承诺。

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It reminded me of my pledge class after a semester of hell, a feeling few folks understood from the outside looking in. It was a fraternity I wanted to join.

这让我想起自己在大学加入兄弟会的情景，经过一个学期的磨炼，我终于能够宣誓入会，这种感觉外人是很难理解的。

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It was risky, because in order to keep my pledge to cut the deficit in half in four years, I had to trim the middle-class tax-cut proposal.

这样做是有风险的，因为要实现在四年内将赤字减半的承诺，我必须削减给中产阶级减税的提案。

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So, I make a pledge. You give me seven hours a week, you will pass this class, not just by the skin of your teeth. You will pass it.

我保证，你们要是一周学习7个小时，肯定可以通过这门课，一点都不惊险，你们会通过的。

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The other factor for Obama would be with fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats and other Democrats who stood with Obama on the middle-class tax pledge.

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In other words, Obama violated his tax pledge to the middle class, whatever he claims to think about the individual mandate.

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The Republicans, for instance, pointed to a law that Dukakis had vetoed as governor that would have required teachers to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance with their class.

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