betting-book

基本解釋

Not only the members of the Reform , but the general public, made heavy wagers for or against Phileas Fogg, who was set down in the betting books as if he were a race-horse.
賭博是英國(guó)人天生的嗜好，不僅改良俱樂(lè)部的很多會(huì)員在大張旗鼓地拿福尅的成敗打賭，就連英國(guó)的廣大群衆(zhòng)也在進(jìn)行著這種活動(dòng)。“斐利亞?福尅”這個(gè)名字就象一匹賽馬的馬名字一樣被印在一種賭博手冊(cè)上了。
It is no fun betting on a sure thing.
對(duì)必然要發(fā)生的事打賭是毫無(wú)意義的。
You can keep my book as long as you like.
我的書(shū)你要借多久都隨你的便。
It's a waste of money betting on that old nag!
把賭金壓在那匹老馬上就是白扔錢(qián)！
You can't judge a book by its cover.
不能根據(jù)封麪判斷一本書(shū)(不可以貌取人)