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发表于 2007-8-6 16:49 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式

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The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the1 J" ^* W0 Q+ q9 F$ K3 d4 L- ]
following words.9 D# B; r0 z+ o* E) y

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*Divorce:
+ O8 d6 [+ q* E1 U3 Z2 S*Future tense of marriage*0 H1 S# p6 v7 k, L4 @" W; r
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Cigarette:1 h7 u3 G9 y, E4 u: y
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
  F. c# ~2 ~( R( Y0 vat one end and a fool on the other. *& t, X+ h% U5 [$ b; `
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Lecture:0 h/ S7 Q6 ]" F  |$ V( I5 E
*An art of transferring information from the
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students without passing through the minds, c* C) Q) u- u  q- z+ _
of either.*
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Compromise:' v: t4 C/ d9 }
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
% Q7 ]  G1 T' o0 s" h9 _everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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$ j8 O+ O6 w6 q/ s5 vTears:. m% G0 s3 ^- Z) N/ m/ G2 [
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power+ O: `9 Q4 ]( G, K. z
is defeated by feminine water power.*3 ]; V- G/ o. {. X$ n
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0 V7 d& ?! a, e; R* z) |/ vDictionary:
; A! \3 K6 O) u' Q. a, F6 w' I" s*A place where success comes before work.*
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Conference Room:7 `! N) ~, v5 \3 D; a
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
) P) [8 h& B& ]8 \and everybody disagrees later on.*
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0 G  h4 y% r& j/ h4 C# R: PClassic:$ n: \/ o3 u/ B; n
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*
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/ ~; e$ N  W3 J- v2 i3 D2 SSmile:9 i' F0 m0 W$ ?1 v  z6 S) N
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.** H* x7 ?  y2 m
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1 ^* B1 s& J6 v0 s1 K+ `' `+ F' mOffice:
2 C- b/ r2 o1 ^( i*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home) }$ H1 _/ w2 j% M
life.*
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Yawn:
. a. A8 k) J2 O*The only time some married men ever get to open their/ p# m2 O6 c  D6 _
mouth.*
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Etc:) C" [4 W! H; G2 v( \$ E
*A sign to make others believe that you know more than, o, D) c- k% O3 P7 M$ L
you actually do.*
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& W3 k$ f* R1 L/ S/ r5 QCommittee:
( W! E5 y' O5 Q: [* Q*Individuals who can do nothing individually and5 K1 l+ F8 y/ l
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.*. ^: _& v- _/ C9 G9 L
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Experience:# X, {+ d. X" s( L
*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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  k) R* Y# B4 bAtom Bomb:) |' Q# s. i- q4 X2 A; M
*An invention to end all inventions.*
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! z0 w( |, V5 Z1 y! u& Z0 h5 @1 XPhilosopher:
. N0 j0 D6 Q: ]# f& V) F* Y*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
' O8 p: i: J3 R( \) l5 nspoken of when dead.*. F/ G- F0 L8 u( }! g4 d+ ^& b# F
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Diplomat:
& O( g9 ^0 [" S*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way
, F2 z5 A7 ^/ Qthat you actually look forward to the trip.*
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Opportunist:
1 A6 W9 d# W* r" N; c+ F$ h*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally
  u! C% N5 M1 w( K5 lfalls into a river.*' B, V, k" X+ i- H0 \, y% M

: q  Y% Q' A4 j) k+ f( cOptimist:
& p, M* v: b) J3 n+ @) w$ u" u8 }*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in% e+ P- V7 a8 N1 w! F% i. x
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *
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Miser:& @$ N7 x5 @* d7 E6 {: g% B+ j: \1 ]; H
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*! d& ]0 e- r5 b9 A% x. B
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Father:
) @8 F0 O: W% w7 j1 o( `4 N*A banker provided by nature.*9 ?; X" ~: I6 `- F% v/ N
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2 r# n7 N1 Z+ a+ |) Q6 V$ F& D$ uCriminal:6 L0 M, ~# j3 V" X% C* Z
*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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. d6 e" S5 z4 kPolitician:
7 h" ^( I* c/ Y5 M. p*One who shakes your hand before elections and your
% M3 J% s) Z) q( ^% o& L1 P5 Mconfidence after.*+ J1 _# v2 [1 G- N
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*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
" y" g' ^; u4 s$ o/ p9 }  l  ~you with his bills.*
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Boss:$ I" ^2 o4 }; y$ v
*Someone who is early when you are late and late0 c3 D; M4 b9 I/ ?, I
when you are early.*

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发表于 2007-8-7 12:44 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-9-21 23:54 | 显示全部楼层
ROTFL!!!!$ ^/ [. G$ [1 j1 q: _
I love it, the English humour!
7 l8 p) b; B  bSo black!
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