But imagine making a promise when in fact, you know you would benefit from not keeping it. Would you keep it anyway?

但是，试想一下，现实中当你知道如果你将会因违背诺言而得到好处时，你会遵守吗我们能否以某种方式事先看出你是会遵守吗？

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I'd be grateful if you would keep it a secret.

你如果能对此保密，我将不胜感激。

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Could you tell me if I should bring the matter up with her, or if it would be better for me to keep quiet?

你能告诉我，我是否应该把这件事告诉她，还是我最好保持沉默？

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I cannot live with you, It would be life, And life is over there Behind the shelf So we must keep apart, You there,I here, With just the door ajar That oceans are,And prayer, And that pale sustenance,Despair!

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While Cain and Perry would effectively blow up the current code (Perry would still let you pay under the existing system for a few more years), Romney would essentially keep it.

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And I would just keep going with it as long as you can stand it.

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So keep in mind that it is unlikely that you would be faced with carving out a career choice just based on something as narrow and specific as a love for Barbie.

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