I walked as if for a wager, mile after mile, till a turn brought me in view of the Heights;

我好像是去下赌注似的走着，走了一哩又一哩，后来转一个弯，我望见了那山庄；

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Laurence has just won a wager with his team over the number of Vodafone VIP members who bought tickets for concerts.

劳伦斯刚刚跟他的团队就购买了音乐会门票的沃达丰 VIP 会员的数目打了一个赌，赌赢了。

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If there was a tear, I would wager that it was for fallen comrades and for the massacre that surrounded them.

如果说流了眼泪，我敢打赌，这是为了已故的同志和陷入重围后的惨败。

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Altogether, it made for a high stakes wager by the White House.

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