betting-book

基本解释

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.
賭博是英國人天生的嗜好，不僅改良俱樂部的很多會員在大張旗鼓地拿福尅的成敗打賭，就連英國的廣大群衆也在進行著這種活動。“斐利亞?福尅”這個名字就象一匹賽馬的馬名字一樣被印在一種賭博手冊上了。
It is no fun betting on a sure thing.
對必然要發生的事打賭是毫無意義的。
You can keep my book as long as you like.
我的書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！
You can't judge a book by its cover.
不能根據封麪判斷一本書(不可以貌取人)