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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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*Divorce:
* e' R' ], l- I* U" }1 _4 d6 b*Future tense of marriage*6 r/ y' D. O/ ^
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Cigarette:4 d  D% A  [/ ?
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire) S: q! G' i; n) v
at one end and a fool on the other. *7 q9 l: W5 ~4 z( H' `: h

& Q# V0 y7 B9 qLecture:) d0 j  U6 e) e; }
*An art of transferring information from the
& p# s5 k3 [4 |) ]2 Znotes of the lecturer to the notes of the/ U% v) W$ s1 Z6 _' N
students without passing through the minds
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Compromise:) h, w7 Z- E5 [. ?0 m+ q  ~' k
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
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Tears:
! T) B; a) l. r  Q% J- H5 l& `*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power
  y" J0 b! e! e: z1 sis defeated by feminine water power.*
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/ z, f. j* B) n. ?1 HDictionary:
5 Y* O1 d0 ?  f7 ^*A place where success comes before work.*& v/ \: W+ p" ?/ h

/ [/ x, D  `; v! b; B/ TConference Room:
& u" l7 W# w0 F  k$ G  Z6 p*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
7 {% C) U0 P# y2 x, B, Sand everybody disagrees later on.** ?  J/ V& v3 p. w
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3 `# [) w$ `+ ~Classic:) D5 Z$ |  {+ a- B  v
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*
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Smile:
" u( j( A: u# D5 D*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*) w4 y! h; L. \% a' r- S
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9 P1 ~( j, D5 O4 T7 Y1 v7 uOffice:/ L, M, @* e- O% t5 d/ v0 }
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home1 @/ J7 m1 Q+ J( ~6 f8 I
life.*
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0 }6 U9 ]+ X8 t9 D* J/ O( pYawn:
; p* N- O$ |- Y6 m" |0 v*The only time some married men ever get to open their
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Etc:
8 ]" Z4 P8 L5 N* y*A sign to make others believe that you know more than
* F. x: j6 n. g8 r5 d# Cyou actually do.*
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; o8 H+ |5 x2 ?Committee:. \8 e7 a+ S5 l( h/ @4 W% M
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and2 f! m5 F/ r9 M( ~/ X# ^: u
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.*1 b0 Q9 i5 K% m% H7 s
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Experience:% d1 _: U+ L, e5 b! t* h7 }" B
*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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Atom Bomb:5 y2 Y; m3 o6 A" |1 |
*An invention to end all inventions.*
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0 P, N4 U: R$ lPhilosopher:5 Z/ k' O/ S$ C9 t6 u
*A fool who torments himself during life, to be1 \2 M4 O. ^7 Q" ^2 \
spoken of when dead.*
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Diplomat:4 G, _, W7 y' I) V, b
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way& c7 ?% L; \+ @! u% ~7 B. ~( @
that you actually look forward to the trip.*
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Opportunist:: ?! s& I  s. H4 e' f$ m
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally
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Optimist:- G2 I" w5 X- \# o7 W
*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in' a3 j0 H4 e5 N* d0 |
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *
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Miser:
  L7 t4 |$ T) V  P5 Q4 N* [! n*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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: n- A: |' I& ?3 QFather:
" `3 G1 j, V3 ^' e6 M6 t*A banker provided by nature.*
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. q4 i2 L' _/ mCriminal:
) [3 H$ f5 t# L+ a( u, s* ]) T*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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Politician:/ a$ {2 j8 M9 ?  E6 G0 g+ z
*One who shakes your hand before elections and your
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( s  m7 r: i* l$ A. o- ZDoctor:7 L5 P. m& [3 ]) V; A# C9 R; }
*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
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# j! g8 l9 E2 f) ~/ y1 z( O% zBoss:- S3 K* d, W+ i1 R
*Someone who is early when you are late and late# x: S3 }( z# `& b
when you are early.*

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发表于 2007-8-7 13:44 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-9-22 00:54 | 显示全部楼层
ROTFL!!!!
' i% k7 w3 A1 k1 P2 sI love it, the English humour!
0 K% f5 @4 _3 n/ y4 ~$ ?9 N$ ?. DSo black!
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