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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& W1 |) a& O* p! B
following words.
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*Divorce:3 [& `) G6 K. D- H+ G
*Future tense of marriage*  V2 ]# B; c* g2 E
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Cigarette:
1 c/ A: v5 f5 H3 r/ }+ l& S*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire" _) z" d) x' c3 T6 P. f5 H, u: U
at one end and a fool on the other. *7 y' @5 _0 C# _8 R2 `4 d, [. C
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Lecture:& R2 y4 F  r# `- |5 N( g
*An art of transferring information from the3 \. O. t1 ]8 K4 p. ^: o; F% s
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the
5 d! E8 o- x6 h9 ystudents without passing through the minds
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Compromise:
! E( Z* d" V; n7 R) K" `4 u# e*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
. J2 a/ ]7 h, x( I4 Weverybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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Tears:
# f; s% r1 s0 b; z) M+ o*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power5 `! ]4 v% _+ V9 E6 O( f4 I- y' k, w
is defeated by feminine water power.*
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Dictionary:
3 [, D5 J1 G2 ?9 T*A place where success comes before work.*
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Conference Room:
! e. N( C9 C% E! E. h8 K/ V: d5 p. T*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
* Z! r2 \  w% z' N5 Vand everybody disagrees later on.*: X: v- z" W: N
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' Y  l/ Z: p# w0 Z2 v$ ]Classic:
/ e4 G# B- d8 A8 S' d# b*A book which people praise, but do not read.*
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Smile:$ F  ]8 _$ a2 @5 u
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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Office:
% a1 O" j' e& ~2 \+ S+ w*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home: ?' x6 g$ H, v7 e9 @; o3 {% t: t
life.*6 R( C  y% O# S- z# _$ E

' F8 d# G/ e6 }Yawn:
2 ^# u" d) ^8 ~  w! ~4 M*The only time some married men ever get to open their; y5 K: c" X9 R2 e* W' {& t6 ?( n
mouth.*
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Etc:
% _( i; I, a. W$ H*A sign to make others believe that you know more than
. F8 Q/ |, o, ^$ h# |7 i0 `you actually do.*
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+ [  g; @% x7 P" O3 Q1 T1 M% ]Committee:
$ Z8 J. r- D# P9 m8 y4 }2 V/ d9 n*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
+ j* d# |/ S1 q# G' i" h" Zsit to decide that nothing can be done together.*
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Experience:9 K8 }9 i+ c( @" Y/ C) Y
*The name men give to their mistakes.*9 h, e# I2 {) |+ j( m2 Q2 a* I: O
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*An invention to end all inventions.*
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Philosopher:
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spoken of when dead.*
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: t/ V2 d% C( }" X' ~, vDiplomat:
% ?: t/ |& e% u) G- l# c*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way+ j: L9 X3 @9 O  B) q) i( @
that you actually look forward to the trip.*" u: |3 a7 S8 n) ?
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Opportunist:1 i8 \" i- n- X( o9 Q0 v' O
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally( w* b( R. r8 ?/ s, ~' |7 _4 O- Z
falls into a river.*& V) a$ U; Z. j9 M: R. @- R) P
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Optimist:9 y) o2 Q* x4 y$ F8 t( M. Q
*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
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/ S$ W3 v  R0 d( F/ [, BMiser:
) U6 d; X. k# I8 g5 Z) b. X*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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*A banker provided by nature.*
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. m3 E: ^* F* h. yCriminal:2 B* E2 H! V$ h
*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got& l6 p7 U: ~# |
caught.*# Z% B! ~. i; M
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Politician:
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/ V6 h0 b3 G) E% p+ _Doctor:+ |8 }& K9 W, {7 S/ o3 O+ `
*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
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: h% ]* e2 a  \1 ^*Someone who is early when you are late and late; K7 e; [5 A, r) e5 V% 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!!!!; t0 e: i) q1 }8 r9 y3 v
I love it, the English humour!
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