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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。

'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。

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。

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。

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。

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。”

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。

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。

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。

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。

The number of oil option contracts betting on oil hitting $200 a barrel in December have tripled since the beginning of the year.

自今年初以来，押注油价在12月份触及每桶200美元的原油期权合约增长了两倍。

In other words, they were betting that just about all the ill effects of the credit squeeze had already shown up in third-quarter profits.

换言之，他们认为，信贷紧缩的负面影响已全部体现在去年第三季度的业绩数据中。

I told him, 'we're doing Windows. ' I said to him, 'we're betting our company on graphics interface'.

我告诉他，‘我们正在开发Windows’我还对他说，‘我们正把公司的命运押注于图形界面之上’。

You know this in theory, but I'm betting you don't apply it as often as you should.

你只是理论上知道而已，但是我敢打赌你并不会像平时那样用到它。

Morgan Stanley borrowed more, as its chief, John Mack, was complaining that the bank was target of speculators betting it would fail.

摩根士丹利借得更多，因为当时首席执行长麦晋桁（JohnMack）抱怨说，公司成了投资者下注它倒闭的目标。

They seem to be betting on whatever did worst during the sell-off and whatever would benefit from a rebound in the economy.

它们似乎在押注于一切在股市遭到抛售期间表现最差的股票，以及任何会从经济复苏当中受益的股票。

I'm not sure how much that will help, but I am betting it will help quite a bit.

我不知道这样做是否会有多大帮助，但我赌它将会大有裨益。

Selling the dollar, buying emerging markets, or betting against subprime were all simple strategies that worked throughout the year.

在整个一年，卖出美元，买进新兴市场股票，抑或做空次贷产品，都是简单可行的交易策略。

Tentative as it was, the race meeting in November was a significant move towards opening the country's vast betting market.

这场十一月举行的赛马会虽是实验性的，但却是中国庞大的博彩市场走向开放的重要一步。

Luxury goods companies seem to be betting on both scenarios, as well as trying new approaches to tap the rising class of consumers.

奢侈品公司似乎在两种方案上下了注，同时也在寻找新途径来推动上升中的消费群。