Impossible promises, have become shackles.

办不到的承诺，都成了枷锁。

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In truth, almost every country has found reasons why the climate-change promises may be impossible to meet in their current form.

事实上，几乎所有的国家都找到了一些理由，以说明为什么气候变化的承诺在各自国家的现状下几乎不可能实现。

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Don't deceive patients by making false promises or impossible claims.

别对病人做虚假承诺或是答应不可能的要求。

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No honest and realistic person could make the impossible promises now necessary to become electable, so rather than recruiting accomplished and dignified candidates, our choices are restricted to superficial panderers.

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Even in its present muscular mood, even with its present unchallenged power, an America that is asked to do the impossible, or which promises it, is bound to disappoint.

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And you get now to the point where revenues for all municipalities are squeezed, and keeping those promises is exceedingly difficult, if not impossible.

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