THIRTY years ago, Julian Simon and Paul Ehrlich entered into a famous bet.

三十年前，朱利安·西蒙和保罗·埃利希打过一个很出名的赌。

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IN 1980 Julian Simon, an economist, and Paul Ehrlich, a biologist, made a bet.

1980年，经济学家朱利安·西蒙与生物学家保罗﹒欧利希打了一个赌。

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There was a ten-year bet between writer Paul Ehrlich and businessman Julian Simon that the price of certain metals would be higher in 1990 than in 1980.

应是作家Paul Ehrlich和商人Julian Simon之间的10年之赌，打赌某些金属在1990年的价格会比1980年高。

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Julian Simon of Aprilia claimed pole position in the 125cc category with a fastest lap of one minute 48.237 seconds.

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In qualifying for the 125cc race, Bradley Smith came second behind championship leader Julian Simon, with Marc Marquez in third place.

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Or was the better bet to believe University of Illinois' Julian Simon, who said prices for oil and other commodities would drop?

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