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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 the
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& w- B5 Q$ g6 w*Divorce:
6 I, T' _; s  T  A*Future tense of marriage*
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9 T3 f. J# U; q2 k* \6 O6 I% F2 LCigarette:
  g9 F- T; Y1 u3 i' ]0 ]8 h7 |. Z*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
9 h* ?) P# r4 Q9 [/ Q- O% s/ B8 w% wat one end and a fool on the other. *# H% E' Z# ?% ]% Q+ [4 c- D3 |; N2 w* @. \
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Lecture:/ ~' `8 b/ W2 G0 i
*An art of transferring information from the
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students without passing through the minds+ i5 Y$ Y# {. f1 E. N
of either.*
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5 X& e5 k, m( E$ H( zCompromise:/ _  o- S" Z9 B& k3 j( @* y* D: n! h
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that7 V" h3 X5 m' O" U
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*, `7 u- y; n2 d" N! Q7 a3 _: ]0 ]; w

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+ j5 @5 g' C  V8 _6 w*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power5 t" @5 g' B; M  l+ d
is defeated by feminine water power.*6 w+ c! |3 t/ d2 P! r8 w0 G

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+ N& b% x9 O* ]Dictionary:
' V7 K8 W, |- j/ {( \* Y*A place where success comes before work.*$ R: b' U6 X, B  S' u4 P

2 x/ m; W+ i$ @; N) {6 `) d! BConference Room:9 m* p4 x% \* K9 I0 [' s6 B4 Q
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens' K  @9 T5 h0 P9 H/ U
and everybody disagrees later on.*
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Classic:! h1 m) c# Y7 k9 k7 E4 H3 P' G# I
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*  t0 @# p7 ~! L8 V
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Smile:- n9 s+ d7 s! N/ U# k$ X
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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8 b& z# @* e, A) TOffice:
* A  q2 [1 k4 j) b* I# ^8 I* R*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home) |4 x' T5 Z  A" i+ x4 v" `
life.*
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! \& f. q* n5 I' P9 GYawn:! G9 b# g% U  {, E5 ?+ R/ e3 Z
*The only time some married men ever get to open their
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Etc:
; n. v+ g. M5 V1 g*A sign to make others believe that you know more than3 S/ ~' A: C: _1 n6 @" ]0 O
you actually do.*
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7 r+ p- [6 O, q' M% dCommittee:/ U' f& L3 T) j* E8 I( o
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
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, \4 r4 J: [1 p+ n5 I& SExperience:* ?& ?$ n1 ?) k  Z1 F0 _% u- \
*The name men give to their mistakes.*, x9 K, \' W  [$ q! N! v4 l
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Atom Bomb:3 W" p4 E- q3 o5 S8 B# K7 A( D
*An invention to end all inventions.*
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Philosopher:7 v/ p4 V" [- J( K+ ~
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spoken of when dead.*8 v- \$ |, q7 S* e& D$ x
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Diplomat:! m. k5 _! m- N. j6 A: M5 i
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way( M. _, H, |2 j0 x% |
that you actually look forward to the trip.*0 H( w0 j3 S9 Z, T

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; z5 g0 \; |( q2 K' v% F- s; cOpportunist:7 `6 Y& N4 ~; B" t1 U' B# d
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally
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8 U; v2 V4 n8 x0 b! SOptimist:
: v7 F4 r  }# j7 h. k  j*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
% H, M% U/ t9 w$ i: @6 ^midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *7 q- T/ t+ Z# u1 C

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4 w5 {' G8 C! M/ _, IMiser:
; }4 S' C) q% m, g*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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Father:: ~$ [$ k' A2 U; R9 r- n* I
*A banker provided by nature.*
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*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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1 u* x1 o( O9 W- q# P1 j3 SPolitician:+ j( W0 Y; ?7 f/ o; O5 ~  C. h
*One who shakes your hand before elections and your: P& }, G! O* L2 j
confidence after.*$ ^" t  c7 S% I  s" K7 K8 v1 Z$ S2 B

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*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills/ |6 e" p& m. y
you with his bills.*' g* N3 \6 S/ q) J

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*Someone who is early when you are late and late. t- I2 G& N4 t2 U1 p7 Y
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!!!!% u% r* x' x1 C  e
I love it, the English humour! 5 Q6 w) ^+ h& Q! r; h7 Z1 z
So black!
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