1、impatient

不耐煩的;急躁的

He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another.

一個(gè)小時(shí)、兩個(gè)小時(shí)過(guò)去了,他不耐煩了。

The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient at the rate of progress.

大牌俱樂(lè)部對(duì)緩慢的進(jìn)展越來(lái)越不耐煩了。

易發(fā)火的;無(wú)耐心的

Beware of being too impatient with others.

注意不要對(duì)人不耐煩。

He threw it aside with an impatient gesture and another oath and walked off.

他不耐煩地把它扔到一邊,又罵了一句,然后走開(kāi)了。

迫不及待的;切望的;急不可耐的

He was impatient to get home.

他迫不及待想要回家。

They are impatient for jobs and security.

他們渴望得到工作，獲取安全感。

2、promise

承諾；保證；答應(yīng)

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(fù)對(duì)這個(gè)地區(qū)第一類(lèi)郵件的遞送。

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

他已經(jīng)保證富人和特權(quán)階層不會(huì)再得到優(yōu)惠待遇。

答應(yīng)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(qiáng)承諾讓他們成為一個(gè)獨(dú)立的國(guó)家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

這些官員承諾恢復(fù)多黨統(tǒng)治。