When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds a-piece.

他向父亲许诺的时候，心里就在盘算，想给他妹妹每人再补贴一千镑的收入。

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He introduced himself as Xu Nuo; in Chinese, the name means "promise," which he liked to use as an English name.

他自我介绍叫许诺；在中文里，他名字的意思和英文的“Promise”同义，而他也用Promise当作自己的英文名。

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To Captain Phillip himself, whose mind had been filled with anxiety and despondency as to the future prospects of his charge, it opened out like the vision of a world of new hope and promise.

而对于菲利普船长来说，此前他还在为自己所负任务的前景而陷入焦虑，心灰意冷，这里却为他打开了一扇崭新的窗口，看到了新的希望。

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Roll not only followed through on his promise to himself and his family, he transformed his body and his life.

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Vaughan said he had made a decision earlier in the summer to quit if his team were unable to beat South Africa, and he delivered on his promise to himself.

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The parliament cannot pick and choose among the team but Mr Prodi himself has extracted a promise from each member to resign should he request it.

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