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发表于 2007-8-6 17:49 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式

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The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the
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" o6 U8 _7 C' S! T*Divorce:. q3 Y- l  V0 k- D7 v. O% K- d4 u
*Future tense of marriage*" Y0 z0 |1 j; c& j2 w3 p

* C# k1 L* s& l; n3 e+ E# eCigarette:/ O! H/ O4 b7 U( b
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire. V7 e( d, q/ P7 K; y8 H
at one end and a fool on the other. *
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9 Q6 }0 f1 Z& a3 oLecture:/ L' c% O% n. g  n/ I
*An art of transferring information from the" y' s. \. e, T6 o! `
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the* r& S7 |* L2 w, e$ G. j  c1 |) Q8 A
students without passing through the minds
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Compromise:
6 j' z; V7 t2 G; |  w*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that0 q7 @9 c5 M1 [
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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Tears:
% }; p9 }( N. j& U*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power0 I- T/ t  A/ {' p  F( D% t! s
is defeated by feminine water power.*9 F$ i: H# B7 @4 ?5 J% S7 ^" Z. b

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Dictionary:; F  Z3 k4 i; O( j0 L. S' c$ I
*A place where success comes before work.*$ a: k7 {2 `6 x$ u
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Conference Room:
  O; T! Y* X) ~7 ^, V*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens* p2 o, O. ?4 e+ b
and everybody disagrees later on.*
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$ d8 w; V+ o1 YClassic:5 T* {2 h$ L- b6 l; V
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*0 J# j8 e5 N6 ~" N  \" _

. h4 r+ B; D4 d4 vSmile:
, t: i) o# \/ w* O# o# j*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*) x# [6 B& u4 e7 N

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2 P6 [" C$ Y1 F! Y$ T: j; yOffice:" c! `8 A1 Y* u( j" z6 j% ^
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home# D6 w% i- o; Q7 q9 Q
life.*8 L# x! _$ u9 J1 v
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Yawn:2 D9 O, o3 m6 l1 s
*The only time some married men ever get to open their6 p3 R, j! G2 b# l6 }
mouth.*! K! ~" _9 ]4 {" x

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Etc:
) K6 Q8 H$ a4 \4 s2 ^' s*A sign to make others believe that you know more than' C/ q6 H& a4 s/ w5 R7 m5 Q
you actually do.*
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Committee:
6 d( e6 E1 H( \$ O% W* i*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
: A9 |' U6 o" t& I; i) U1 jsit to decide that nothing can be done together.*
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0 h! J# b2 l! c9 g$ OExperience:( z& W6 e0 g5 N0 _. A  v& |9 d
*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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/ a+ B8 M0 y5 }! S" HAtom Bomb:1 b8 E3 O9 H% k2 F: H! c$ O1 [
*An invention to end all inventions.*
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& E: T6 K0 s! D. z+ ^1 e, K5 |Philosopher:% O9 y6 \8 `* s/ v; S, i/ I" D
*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
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Diplomat:
2 d  ]2 N# f1 K*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way! S7 I" ]2 y" h# B7 O$ x
that you actually look forward to the trip.*
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Opportunist:  _: D: S" e, N* d4 k5 V
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally8 B; K+ Y5 ~5 w
falls into a river.*% t' c, @( O  @
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Optimist:
$ ]) _- ^3 |( x' e$ @8 ~! C*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in) R4 j6 E# H. b5 _0 U' R
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *
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0 D; Z7 x; |: d/ C- K, m+ cMiser:  u  E% a) ^  h6 E
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*& N8 }2 i" i* P" s
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Father:
) \: A1 {8 a6 s  [$ D*A banker provided by nature.*4 H4 A/ I& M& h0 Z$ Z! V

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8 _& }& U3 r' i  z% u! y7 N: YCriminal:
3 h2 B$ l/ h9 W9 o5 F$ O8 P2 r*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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; q6 G. |" r: f  r/ |Politician:
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confidence after.*
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$ v! f( L6 z* w2 U( WDoctor:
7 _: g. c( r; u; D*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills, h$ a2 {! e. x9 k8 X- f* E
you with his bills.*; L, V- g/ {6 O3 C+ ?2 B' \
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Boss:
' ?  D. l* e9 a4 Y*Someone who is early when you are late and late
2 M" I* U4 C; F- x, f* i* u, r5 ywhen you are early.*

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发表于 2007-8-7 13:44 | 显示全部楼层
Die von den Nutzern eingestellten Information und Meinungen sind nicht eigene Informationen und Meinungen der DOLC GmbH.
发表于 2007-9-22 00:54 | 显示全部楼层
ROTFL!!!!( h- V. d, O7 Q- {/ _
I love it, the English humour! 3 b6 C/ h6 [  a( Q9 ?. I
So black!
Die von den Nutzern eingestellten Information und Meinungen sind nicht eigene Informationen und Meinungen der DOLC GmbH.
发表于 2007-9-24 18:12 | 显示全部楼层
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