Well as we'll see later in the term, we're going to use a lot of randomness in a lot of our programs. Where we essentially do the equivalent of flipping coins or rolling dice.

我们会在晚些时候学到，我们会在很多程序中,用到一系列的随机检验,这跟掷骰子或者扔硬币差不多。

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This is what we do in the South of France with a little chardonnay on the side.

我们在法国南部玩掷球游戏的时候,手边都会放一杯夏敦埃酒

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We'll assume that if there's a tie that we flip a fair coin or a Supreme Court judge, whatever you want to take, whichever.

我们将假设如果有人票数一致,我们就掷硬币或由最高法院裁决,不论你们想用那种方法

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One is to say, how much will you bet and then I toss the coin.

第一种,你先押注,然后我再掷硬币

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The other way is, I toss the coin first and I can conceal the outcome and then I ask, how much would you like to bet?

第二种,我先掷出硬币,然后盖住,问你,你愿意下多少赌注

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It could have been already tossed and concealed.

但也许硬币已经被掷出且藏了起来

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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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Flip if tie.

如果平局就掷硬币

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He says, "to succeed in many things or many times is 'difficult.' For instance, to repeat the same throw of dice 10,000 times would be impossible; whereas, to make it once or twice is comparatively easy."

他说,要成就很多事情,或成就一件事情很多次,是很困难的,比如,掷一万次骰子都得到同样的结果,是不可能的,但是,掷一两次却是相对容易的

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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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There we go--boules.

我们继续,掷球

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