Good bets: reading to a child or watching a funny movie.

一个很好的实例：念故事给小孩听，还是看一部有趣的电影，那个更值得？

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The pick-and-shovel (in this case, drill-bit-and-drill-ship) companies are also good bets if oil prices are headed up over the long term.

技术含量不高的油公司（这里说的是陆钻和海钻公司 drill-bit-and-drill-ship），在油价长期上涨的情况下，也是下注的好股。

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The researchers tracked the newbies for 18 months, and found that g-force event numbers let them make good bets on who was most likely to crash the car.

研究人员对这些新手进行了18个月的跟踪观察。 他们发现，根据重力加速度事件的次数，可以让他们更准确的判断出哪个司机最容易和别人相撞。

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These are good bets because management can enhance their market value simply by recapitalizing.

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Those in the beverage industry know Sadowsky and his track record for making good bets in this highly entrepreneurial field.

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Derivatives are just bets, and he has made it clear that, as we all know, there are good bets and bad bets.

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