1.
It is better for the parties to be talking than not talking, but a betting man would not favour the chances of a breakthrough to peace.
虽然举行谈判比没有举行好,但是一个赌徒不会将赌注下在有突破性进展的和平上。
2.
'My worry is that current thinking is betting too much on social spending as a way to get out of this problem, ' he said.
他说,我的担忧因素是,如今中国过度看重社会支出,将其视为走出当前问题的途径之一。
3.
Many Wall Street insiders are betting that ultimately Goldman's investment arm will be spun out of the bank.
许多华尔街内部人士相信,高盛的投资部门最终将会从这家银行分离出去。
4.
Nonetheless, Facebook is betting on the social web and is trying to consolidate its early advantage.
但是,Facebook对社交网络寄予厚望,试图巩固其早期优势。
5.
This racing is usually purely for entertainment, and betting is not part of it.
这赛跑纯粹是为了娱乐大众,是没有下注这回事的。
6.
The president said he remains hopeful. "If I was a betting man, [I would say] we will reach an agreement with the Iraqis, " he added.
但是布什说,他依然对谈判抱有希望。他说:“如果让我赌,我会说,我们会和伊拉克达成协议。”
7.
They would not be so prosperous without the billions they made betting against the fanciful financial instruments mentioned above.
如果不是靠做空上述稀奇古怪的金融工具赚了数十亿,他们就不会像现在这样富有。
8.
The insurers and the drug companies are, in effect, betting that Mr. Obama will be afraid to call them out on their duplicity.
事实上,保险公司和制药公司在打赌,认定奥巴马不敢揭露他们两面三刀的行为。
9.
The securitisation of mortgages was an innovation that led unwittingly to what Wall Street calls "betting the company" .
按揭证券化是一种创新,不知不觉中导致华尔街所称的“押注公司”的行为。
10.
Government-bond investors seem to be betting on a combination of recession and deflation.
政府债券投资者们似乎在与经济衰退以及通货紧缩打赌。