He began with being a young man of promise; at Oxford he distinguished himself.

他开始是一个大有希望的年青人，在牛津名列前茅。

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The young man shows promise as a poet for he had been one of the members of the Misty Poets by his teens.

这位年轻人希望成为一名诗人，因为在十几岁时，他已是朦胧诗人中的其中之一。

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To attain Ikea's promise of a beautiful life in Hungary's new economy, a young man felt obliged to risk his life, his health and his freedom.

FORBES: Attila The Gun