1、consult

咨詢;請教;請示(以獲得許可)

Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt.

咨詢一下醫生你需要多大的運動量。

He needed to consult with an attorney.

他需要找個律師咨詢一下。

商量;商討;商議

After consulting with her daughter and manager she decided to take on the part, on her terms.

與女兒兼經紀人商量之后，她決定出演這一角色，不過要按照她開出的條件。

The two countries will have to consult their allies.

兩國不得不與盟國商議。

查閱，查詢(書、地圖等)

Consult the chart on page 44 for the correct cooking times.

翻到44頁的圖表，查一下正確的烹飪時間。

He had to consult a pocket dictionary.

他只好去查袖珍字典。

2、promise

承諾；保證；答應

The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.

郵局承諾于星期五恢復對這個地區第一類郵件的遞送。

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

他已經保證富人和特權階層不會再得到優惠待遇。

答應給予；承諾給予；保證讓…得到

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列強承諾讓他們成為一個獨立的國家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

這些官員承諾恢復多黨統治。