Even if they chose to pick only four things to improve on at the same time, the odds of success are surprisingly low.

即便每次只改善四件事情，成功的几率还是低的惊人。

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But the odds of moving on after a draw might be even better than 58% suggests, once you weed out teams that got a draw but never were likely to advance to begin with.

不过，要是剔除那些实现了平局但一开始就没什么希望晋级的球队，剩下的球队首战打平后还能出线的机率可能要高过58%。

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Once in a generation an athlete pits himself against such overwhelming odds that even the most jaded spectator finds himself cheering breathlessly.

每个年代都会有这么一次，某位运动员如此奋力地与强敌竞争以至于连最疲惫的观众都在为他喝彩助威。

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But given the arsenal each side has built, observers say there are better-than-even odds of a settlement.

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So you see, folks, even odds-makers need a little bit of luck to win in Vegas once in awhile.

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One British bookmaker is even offering 10, 000-1 odds that disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong will be chosen to head up the church.

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