A casino does not have a risk that the law of large numbers will be repealed and a roulette table will be a long-term losing proposition or a craps table will be a long-term losing proposition.

一个赌场不会有,大数定理被替代,或者轮盘赌和,双骰赌博会是长期亏本买卖的风险。

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Focusing on one nutrient is a losing proposition, according to some people, but there are others who say that, nope some nutrients prevail over others and are highly important compared to other things that you might be concerned with.

对一些人而言,只关注一种营养的多寡,就像是一宗亏本买卖,是一叶障目的,但还有其他人说,不对,某些营养比其他营养更关键,而且相比其他,营养更应成为需重点考虑的部分

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