For much of the past decade, barring the odd tiff, the wager worked.

过去十年的多数时间里，撇开小打小闹不说，赌注还是起到作用了。

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The wager was accepted, but not one of those who bet believed that she would do it.

许多人和她打了赌，但是没有一个人相信那是可能的。

youdao

I never heard the name in my life. I'll wager anything it is not in the calendar!

我这辈子从来没听说过这个名字。我敢打赌，日历上也没有这个名字！

youdao

With the fuel still struggled to find support, the wager will continue to inflict pain.

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And so well into the 19th century, British men still had the right to demand the wager of battle.

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But if there are relatively few high cards left to be dealt, the player has a slight advantage and should increase the wager.

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