Overheated locals, dazzled by the idea of a new way to cool off outside, placed their bets on it - and told their friends to do the same.

当地人深为这室外乘凉新去处倾倒，头脑一热，纷纷解囊——还叫上亲朋好友一同解囊。

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I mean, you've got trillions of dollars that are basically outside of the regulated banking system, and people didn't know who's making bets on what.

我想，必须要有几万亿美元基本上是来自受监管的银行体系外，人们不知道是谁在以此放债。

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That try will not have done Luscombe's chances any harm, although he probably remains one of the outside bets for a call-up.

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"Once I step foot outside the rectory, all bets are off, " the priest says.

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Icahn returned the money he managed for outside investors last year and now only bets money belonging to himself and his employees.

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