They are instruments that are created so that people can bet on them."

VOA: special.2010.04.30

I mentioned this before -I think I mentioned it before -if you say, I'm going to ask you to bet on a coin toss.

我之前提到过...,应该提到过...,我邀请你与我赌硬币正反面

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

For example, if you ask people how much they would be willing to bet on a coin toss, they will typically bet more if they can toss the coin or they will bet more if the coin hasn't been tossed yet.

比如说,如果你问人们,他们愿意出多少钱去赌掷硬币,如果他们可以掷硬币,或在硬币还没被掷出前,他们会下更大的注

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

That was a good joke on me. By jingo, I'll bet I did jump six and nine-tenths inches.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Now, you can bet when these folks came and consulted the priest and could you please put us down on the list, we want to consult the oracle, the priest said sure have a beer, let's talk about your hometown, what's going on out there.

你能想到,当人们到此请示神谕,会对祭司说,您能把我们的名字写在表里吗,我们想询问神谕,祭司说有啤酒就行,我们先说说你的家乡,那儿发生了什么事

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

In poker, you bluff when you bet heavily on a poor hand.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

That shows that you did well on your SATs I bet, didn't you?

看来你们SAT考试成绩都不错？

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

Giovanni,I will bet my life on it.

VOA: special.2009.05.23