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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, @/ q$ K, J! C
following words.
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8 ?6 c) s, Z8 y$ `' g*Divorce:8 I) G1 {$ s" d( o; J1 l* A
*Future tense of marriage*
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  X/ u9 y  b$ I8 }: m4 j" tCigarette:3 E# ?+ `  x/ V) I
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
* l" w; H( e1 Z9 V6 b- `at one end and a fool on the other. *
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1 S9 p5 f  p9 I7 o# w, J5 J3 ZLecture:
. i, h% s, I9 \# G*An art of transferring information from the# U+ |* _( h- i0 K
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the
. M# L# v% U& \" ?( M, J2 B/ estudents without passing through the minds
$ F4 y3 r. w( q# c% |of either.*9 n  y4 |& F7 {8 ^
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Compromise:* C( G& P1 ]: V3 a( u, R; ~4 |" B
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that+ {, q, _, j7 f; i7 H# k! m/ a
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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1 r, ], y- p" P8 ITears:  D& Z( ^' p/ o* T, f5 F7 D9 p
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power
* b# F7 |+ |; q% vis defeated by feminine water power.*
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Dictionary:
% _8 w3 E9 D; e) L2 _1 w" H" y*A place where success comes before work.*
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, r" @) J/ t* e# RConference Room:# h& |5 g& v6 E6 p4 N. _
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
7 e9 {: p" q/ x( W9 _: yand everybody disagrees later on.*! i3 i! `# E, e9 f
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Classic:
; z: m  ?* Z) ]*A book which people praise, but do not read.*
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Smile:
9 {' H, U6 _! C9 i. Z1 R: x*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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Office:
1 f; e2 T/ \5 H1 _*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home
5 c- t1 _( k9 Jlife.*
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3 ^, q3 S$ ?) D: NYawn:
$ D& s% G; g, Y( Z2 a9 g*The only time some married men ever get to open their; P7 j& Q. m/ |5 O9 m
mouth.*, G9 G8 \* A4 W8 B6 b

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Etc:
) w* b+ r. p' w3 B/ b: ?; H2 e*A sign to make others believe that you know more than
+ X" h2 ~' D, d9 m9 z1 D; [you actually do.*/ E- @: R3 p( j0 v% z0 z) k
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Committee:( X, F1 y  {6 _/ h: q, C! {
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
7 r' ~# w. f( b& x# n: Dsit to decide that nothing can be done together.*6 o6 X2 k0 M8 U: D/ T2 t8 D
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Experience:
) J( `6 l& F* p8 K' g*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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Atom Bomb:
2 R1 x3 J# J, l* g" j* i*An invention to end all inventions.*
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+ U2 T0 P* A) O# K% A! wPhilosopher:
! V# J& K. D4 ^; G*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
$ T3 e8 [. G1 Z* Q3 @! Z5 lspoken of when dead.*
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Diplomat:
2 B2 Z! D; e' Z  q/ Z. N*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way# l+ u1 ]+ h/ E" D
that you actually look forward to the trip.*
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! f  N/ b1 a9 N; f4 COpportunist:
; u6 M! H  a) @7 Y' w( @" M% \*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally! d, i2 m! O# }2 n: _* O: x" `
falls into a river.*
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9 p8 h) @( e) a: R* ?; ~% J' |& oOptimist:
- \' {% N& t7 C! h  D*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in% m2 ^$ ?3 ?4 ]1 J. M0 K
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *) c. l! D" v* n0 P6 q: R) Z
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! d" e$ a0 G1 |; p: pMiser:
1 K1 Y+ Q6 E! E- f3 _$ c& R*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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Father:
5 G2 C! h% t& F- n4 Q*A banker provided by nature.*2 {3 r; c  V8 a5 @/ v2 I) j

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Criminal:
$ F7 u2 N8 c" ~% a( t- D1 l' i*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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Politician:' G- j* E' L% f/ i& Z. n
*One who shakes your hand before elections and your
7 p+ @" A, J: i- I* l" xconfidence after.*
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Doctor:
& I, t& _  O* _# T  @" D*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
6 D6 r; j& v$ u" u* uyou with his bills.*9 b7 [, y/ X) O, |3 Z0 t

! Q1 C$ W& j+ R. o8 mBoss:' W7 K; S8 z. n8 {1 D
*Someone who is early when you are late and late3 y) f2 c4 T' f0 a1 u
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!!!!
% @$ |( H, h9 U5 F5 g- jI love it, the English humour!
/ n$ Y- Z6 P9 W. X9 j) rSo black!
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发表于 2007-9-24 18:12 | 显示全部楼层
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