They promised one another that if one of them ever went up the lily pad and disappeared, it would come back and tell the others where it had gone.

它们相互许诺，如果它们当中的一个爬上睡莲花的叶子并消失，另一个要回来告诉大伙它曾去哪里了。

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Many times, in the five weeks during which their talk had gone from a hazy idea to a concrete plan, they had promised one another that they would not drink Mrs. Dream’s tea.

在女孩们提出模糊的想法到具体计划形成的五个星期里，她们多次许下诺言不去喝梦幻女神的茶。

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So you were gypped out of one quarter – twenty-five thousand dollars – of the promised amount?

所以你被骗了二万五千美元，相当于承诺数目的四分之一？

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They promised to do their part to cut the growth rate in health spending by one and a half percentage points a year.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

But I promised myself that one day I would punish Fortunato for his insults to me.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Organizers say more than one hundred countries and territories have promised their official support this year.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

They want a public enquiry into the bombing and consider they have been promised one by the UK Government.

BBC: Living with Lockerbie

And for years, politicians of both parties promised one thing: real reform.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and Vice President Biden Address National Governors Association | The White House

At the very tail end of its Galaxy S III event, Samsung promised one more surprise -- and what it gave us was a special retail strategy.

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