"This president basically is rolling the dice, he is making the most important decision of his presidency, betting on his ability to work with Pakistan and get this shared problem of the two Talibans under control,".

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Peter the Great had a monopoly on dice, because people gambled a lot.

彼得大帝曾经垄断了骰子的销售,因为人们很喜欢赌博

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So, the monopoly on dice he sells.

彼得大帝不仅垄断了掷骰赌博

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