If the sparks aren't there, end your meeting graciously, without making any promises you don't intend to keep, and wish them the best.

如果没有火花的话，和蔼地结束你的会见，并且不要做出任何你不打算再保持联系的承诺，并且给予他们最好的祝福。

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Remember that any diet that promises you a fast and easy way to lose weight without even trying, is a fake!

记住，任何毫不费力的，快速、简单的减肥食谱都是骗人的。

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My guess is that the guy printed up tickets and made promises to certain groups without any agreements being made.

我猜测，这家演出商在尚未跟我取得协议之前，径自决定起印门票，并对某些团体作出承诺。

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The GOP, by contrast, learned it could build an energized, highly motivated base by pounding away at big government without making any specific promises.

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So the question that sits before the government today is: Are we going to let pensions fail, promises to participants be broken, without any intelligent inquiry into whether there were hidden financial incentives that may have contributed to the demise of these pensions?

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David Cameron's official spokesman defended the way in which the information had been published and denied the government was failing to live up to its promises on transparency by publishing the audit without any clear indication of how many of the 399 pledges have been broken.

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