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基本解释

Only the few are likely to enjoy this film.
只有少数人可能会欣赏这部影片。
The blockade is likely to last for some time.
封锁可能要持续一段时间。
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If you gallop through your work, you are more likely to make mistakes.
如果你匆匆完成你的工作，你就更可能出错了。
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"If you're texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't.
But that no particular stock is more or less likely to outperform the market, because all the information is incorporated in the price.
但是没有那一种特殊的股票是,最有可能比市场平均表现更好的，因为所有信息都是包含在价格上的。
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If the stock went up yesterday, it's more likely to go up today, than if it didn't go up yesterday.
如果股票昨天涨了，今天涨的可能性也就更大，如果昨天没涨今天也不大可能会涨。
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Because of this, the economic numbers are likely to get worse before they get better.
ECONOMIST: For those looking gamely for bright spots, China flickers