探究点 ① promise 的用法

promise sb sth = promise sth to sb 许诺某人某事
promise sb to do sth 向某人承诺做某事
promise that... 许诺……|
Once we make a promise, we must keep it.
一旦我们许下诺言，我们就必须遵守。
I got very angry when he broke his promise.
当他违背诺言时，我非常生气。
He promised to buy a new bike for his son.
他承诺给他儿子买一辆新自行车。
She promised me a phone call. = She promised a phone call to me.
她承诺会打电话给我。
Liu Ming promised that he would take good care of this cat.
刘明承诺他会好好照顾这只猫。
情境应用
() 1. She made a to visit her grandparents every week.
A. promise
B. hobby
C. mistake
D. training
() 2. In his email, David promised his daughter during his stay in France.
A. visiting
B. visit
C. visited
D. to visit
3. 我保证下学期将更加努力学习。
I I will work harder next term.
4. 我认为他能信守他的诺言。
I think he can .

1. A 2. D 3. promise that 4. keep his promise

探究点 ② a deal is a deal 的用法
a deal is a deal 的意思是“说话算话，一言为定，一诺千金”，强调协议、约定或承诺一旦达成，就必须遵守，不可反悔。
I promised to help you with maths after school. A deal is a deal. Let’s meet at 5:30 pm!
我答应过放学后帮你补数学。一诺千金，我们下午 5:30 见！
类似的常见搭配还有：
make a deal 达成协议
That’s a deal! 就这么定了！
It’s no big deal. 没什么大不了。
情境应用
1. 我们说好周末一起去图书馆的。一言为定，我不会迟到的。
We agreed to go to the library this weekend. and I won’t be late.
2. 别担心，你只是忘了带笔记本而已，没什么大不了的。
Don’t worry. You just forgot to bring your notebook. .
3. ——我帮助你学英语，你帮助我学数学，怎么样？
——就这么定了！
—How about I help you with your English and you help me with my maths?
— !

1. A deal is a deal 2. It's no big deal 3. That's a deal