In striking the deal, Sony is betting that the appetite for Mr. Jackson's music will prove more than just a spike generated by his unexpected death and the ensuing round-the-clock coverage.

新力公司签订这项协议押注人们对杰克逊音乐的兴趣不仅仅是由他的意外死亡及之后的不间断报道造成的昙花一现。

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In striking the deal, Sony is betting that the appetite for Mr.Jackson's music will prove more than just a spike generated by his unexpected death and the ensuing round-the-clock coverage.

新力公司签订这项协议押注人们对杰克逊音乐的兴趣不仅仅是由他的意外死亡及之后的不间断报道造成的昙花一现。

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Investors were essentially betting that the weak GDP Numbers would prod the European Central Bank to set off another round of monetary stimulus, this time through an asset buying program.

投资者们认为，疲弱的GDP数据将促使欧洲央行开始新一轮货币刺激，而这一次将通过资产购买计划实施。

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Thus, we get to watch the leader of the Western world holding a busted flush trying to bluff his way through the final round of betting.

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This year, he was one of four people who determined the horses that would be individual betting interests in the first round of the people.

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The betting is that he will come round in the end, and something reasonably close to Mr Bush's plan will eventually pass the House.

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