"This president basically is rolling the dice, he is making the most important decision of his presidency, betting on his ability to work with Pakistan and get this shared problem of the two Talibans under control,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

I'm not going to be thinking I'm clever, and can pick winners and losers, I'm just betting on the market as a whole.

我觉得我不聪明不知道，那只股好哪只股差，我就看市场行情整体是好是坏。

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and, you know, spend some money on betting the horses.

而且，花些钱在赌马上。

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"I'm impressed. They are getting there. They still have a long way to go,". Developer Tony Jape is building a new, modern office and apartment complex and betting that the country will continue to develop.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

It was like the off-track betting system.

这有点像场外下注。

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