If you're willing to wager a small sum of money, it might pay off very handsomely - or maybe not if the issuers of the CDS products are right and the worst doesn't happen.

如果你愿意下一笔小赌注，可能会获得非常可观的回报——也可能不会，如果CDS产品的发行者是对的，最糟糕的情况没有发生。

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If I were the rich, I'm willing to pay for this sum of money.

如果我是一个有钱人，我愿意去付出这笔钱。

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Many would have guessed that BP would be willing to pay just about any sum to put the Macondo spill behind it.

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