"Then you don't promise," said the Badger, "never to touch a motor-car again?"

“那么，”班杰说，“你不保证再也不碰汽车了？”

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If you don't take my advice, you'll regret it, I promise you.

你若不听我的劝告，保管你会后悔的。

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Don't listen to those who promise you wealth overnight, my boy.

孩子，别听那些许诺一夜暴富的人的话。

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Despite God's promise of land and blessing, things don't look so good at the end of Genesis.

尽管有了上帝的许诺和庇佑，事情在《创世纪》末并不尽善尽美。

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And to prove that I'm serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promise don't materialize.

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And the American people don't, and I promise you the people of the Gulf don't want to see it either.

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The past promise to ensure they don't lose their share of spending looks hard to sustain.

BBC: Budget challenge