外國(guó)人日常短語(yǔ) 第56期:give one's word

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give (somebody) one's word 約定

give sb one's word 表明“約定”的意思，主要用作 I give you my word (我向你保證)的形態(tài)。換句話(huà)說(shuō)，可以理解成 I'll promise you,對(duì)于被承諾的一方，則是 take one's word。

例句：

I will give you my word I'll do what I can.

我向你保證，我會(huì)盡我所能的。

I will give you my word I will not touch her.

我向你保證，絕對(duì)不會(huì)碰她。

Can you give me your word that Jack can be trusted?

你能向我保證，杰克是個(gè)值得相信的人嗎?

對(duì)話(huà)：

A: Do you think Ralph finished the report?

你覺(jué)得拉斐爾寫(xiě)完報(bào)告書(shū)了?

B: He gave me his word it would be completed.

他向我保證會(huì)完成的。