But the simple English translation -- much less precise, but it captures the gist of what Bernoulli had to say -- was this: The expected value of any of our actions -- that is, the goodness that we can count on getting -- is the product of two simple things: the odds that this action will allow us to gain something, and the value of that gain to us.
Men den simple engelske oversættelse -- meget mindre præcis, men det fanger essensen af det Bernoulli havde at sige -- var dette: Den forventede værdi af enhver af vores handlinger -- det vil sige, godheden som vi kan regne med at få -- er produktet af to simple ting: oddsene for at denne handling giver os lov til at vinde noget, og værdien af denne gevinst for os.