讲解:
await sth
等候;等待;期待:
He is in custody awaiting trial.
他已被拘留候审。
promise sth (to sb) | ~ sb sth
许诺;承诺;答应;保证:
The college principal promised to look into the matter.
学院院长答应研究这个问题。
raft of sth
大量;许多:
a whole raft of new proposals
大量新的提议
impress sb (with sth / sb)
使钦佩;使敬仰;给…留下深刻的好印象:
We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.
我们和数名申请人进行了面谈,但都没有给我们留下什么印象。
thoroughly + 动词
非常;极其;彻底;完全:
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
我们玩得痛快极了。