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1、pledge
保證；諾言；誓言
The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.
會議以承諾加快這一地區六國間的合作而結束。
a 1.1m pledge of support from the Spanish ministry of culture.
來自西班牙文化部110萬英鎊的資助許諾
保證，許諾，發誓（做）；保證給予
Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity.
達德利先生已承諾將任何所獲的損害賠償額都捐給慈善機構。
Philip pledges support and offers to help in any way that he can.
菲利普保證給予支持，并主動提出盡其所能提供幫助。
使保證，使許諾，使發誓（遵循或支持）
The President pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes.
總統保證增加對富人而非中產階級的稅收。
Tony Cottee has pledged himself to Everton Football Club for another three years.
托尼·科蒂已答應同埃弗頓足球俱樂部再續約3年。
2、challenge
挑戰;難題
I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.
我喜歡大的挑戰，而所有挑戰中再沒有比這更大的了。
The new government's first challenge is the economy.
新政府面臨的第一個難題是經濟問題。
(成功地)應對挑戰，迎接挑戰
The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.
一個嶄新的德國必須迎接挑戰，承擔更多的責任。
They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.
他們一個下午成功接待了80名學童。
懷疑，質疑(真實性、價值、權威等)
Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.
民主黨領袖對總統簽署這項法案提出了質疑。
The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.
此項動議立即遭到其中兩個共和國的反對。
