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

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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

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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

You can bet your boots on that. Yet,truly important people are hard to replace.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

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

VOA: special.2009.11.22

Giovanni,I will bet my life on it.

VOA: special.2009.05.23