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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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*Divorce:! _8 z8 X; E$ R) X; F" Y
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Cigarette:  l3 ^& r9 S; M2 |! L
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
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Lecture:$ _2 W* O5 r; R* W
*An art of transferring information from the
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students without passing through the minds. ?8 v" W" A1 ^8 x9 D: `
of either.*
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Compromise:7 p$ D. w" X  u" c
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that( W0 j" O3 o& V5 T
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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Tears:( o7 M$ H: ^0 q: t2 ~* Z, X
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power# A+ ?0 j1 s  e2 G( N
is defeated by feminine water power.*
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  d. b/ P6 Y3 D5 T- O" [Dictionary:
! K+ @/ O, V& j*A place where success comes before work.*  l; A" U" G2 [/ s- I, F

5 _( K3 d4 A* ?& F# z& EConference Room:
5 M3 {' i9 }( L: f; ?4 x*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
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Classic:: Y$ E0 K. @2 I8 r) }# u0 R
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*
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/ b6 b+ @' F, N: cSmile:
, {' N3 I( Q; Z& k: s*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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Office:
) ?$ K4 {, S8 {' O" W' R6 L*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home
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Yawn:8 `8 ^6 s, r3 _( E5 V8 T1 ]! Z+ q
*The only time some married men ever get to open their
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*A sign to make others believe that you know more than( v: I9 h; W- q. \0 C5 W. l& u
you actually do.*/ `8 A8 N2 H  S4 C' V0 {

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Committee:: ~6 ]( j7 v8 \5 Y6 @
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
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Experience:
" [) R5 K2 a! U) E+ N*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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*An invention to end all inventions.*
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Philosopher:+ f* o1 k, S% I% W$ w9 \- E) Y: b
*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
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*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way% G+ q; G* c, J$ z: x# T2 @) e
that you actually look forward to the trip.*" R- [7 [4 C( v: f, d

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*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally8 n9 J! Y! x- y* ]3 _
falls into a river.*
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midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *6 s0 R" s3 N) Y, n: W0 d5 v) Q
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Miser:6 r# O$ o8 n% j5 C
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*1 c0 h# @/ Z( S& a
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Father:/ l- I" @- H( b+ ^. S, c$ J9 B
*A banker provided by nature.*+ Q5 r  h' i8 s( _0 Y

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*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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Politician:
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confidence after.*( I' x$ m# c0 s+ e

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*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
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*Someone who is early when you are late and late3 |8 o7 a, R" S" \3 c6 U/ ]
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!!!!5 q) R& Q2 p2 u7 q, P2 `
I love it, the English humour! 0 y3 k0 G- m' v7 p( H4 p$ ~1 S
So black!
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