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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 the6 d2 O. Y% T( i! X1 N6 \- Y
following words.6 b9 q* a! Y. b0 [

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*Divorce:
3 @* I5 `. t) X9 @*Future tense of marriage*
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Cigarette:
( y) o) q, i/ u  |% D/ m% I*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire) p/ F1 ]) F. y* K' L+ N" Y) z3 c
at one end and a fool on the other. *
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% {3 h( j; m. W3 r9 n7 h- t+ ?( kLecture:4 l; E3 P1 E5 j+ {* U. I1 x
*An art of transferring information from the
& M0 B, I# E; I" q1 X3 ^notes of the lecturer to the notes of the
' e/ E) w8 h% [  Z* E: ostudents without passing through the minds- v8 `$ S: H* ]4 C& [
of either.*
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Compromise:
$ ~" T+ E" I1 M*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
" J& _% z  A" u5 u2 neverybody believes he got the biggest piece.*
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" r9 U$ {+ l7 N& r; M9 NTears:3 y, D, n# W$ c. ]
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power
0 r0 j7 b7 _% c+ p8 X" ?9 Jis defeated by feminine water power.*
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Dictionary:
7 J( ~& U# _2 ?& o5 c, P* Z*A place where success comes before work.*' t3 Q) [& Q7 l$ y/ J1 B+ C7 a- R) C

, S6 O/ D: V4 R2 t2 \0 G; IConference Room:- X6 N' `. n- C6 m
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens/ ~4 |" x' Q. n8 c5 H0 F
and everybody disagrees later on.*
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9 }, X( q! U; ~% n; x) FClassic:  `* z+ \, v/ _8 g0 N8 z" ~
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*
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0 r8 L* L$ F  g% {2 QSmile:
$ v  G: a* u+ Y% k/ n+ K: _*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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Office:
' t8 x9 v7 e! W! A- ]/ X, d*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home+ \( V3 e/ E8 N4 Z8 S
life.*
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2 A# [: H+ m0 k8 v3 r+ @Yawn:
; z( E: F8 f' \% M. I0 }7 o*The only time some married men ever get to open their8 J/ {9 e" f2 B
mouth.*  _# Z7 e* z. ]$ O" N( P( p+ R

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9 Z& u+ {, k4 i, Q! HEtc:
4 I1 j* k' h- n$ [+ k*A sign to make others believe that you know more than( ^* V3 N- C, S2 v
you actually do.*
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Committee:) R/ T' V9 O8 C" O5 \4 z
*Individuals who can do nothing individually and, C0 M7 ~2 ?' J
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.*
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! q# ]$ t) ~) V+ k7 r+ `8 k( PExperience:
9 g5 f, I. E& |' L7 E* k( f9 T" i*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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Atom Bomb:. ?5 Y, }! r: J! M
*An invention to end all inventions.*5 Q+ K; `- f; Y
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Philosopher:; @; M' k3 I' B8 e8 o0 @
*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
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& f4 u" `5 j: R( r# ZDiplomat:% q: _6 ?% T4 \/ a) D0 q! J3 }
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way' I, Q* m& x: w
that you actually look forward to the trip.*
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Opportunist:
; a9 ~0 f+ ]  `- k6 H  P*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally
  [: t- x! A& u- [0 pfalls into a river.*
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4 p) x5 H/ K& E6 D1 Z7 zOptimist:8 k4 g" |! s9 \
*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
  f+ H. \7 ]; ]' _# D; Gmidway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *7 O6 t3 ]5 D( ?- a# O

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. ]6 i7 z2 g* b" _; p: V! PMiser:9 L; f  y/ S* H, A- V
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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! E. f* ]( T7 K3 G2 iFather:
+ U( V' x" r2 g4 F& C  T*A banker provided by nature.*
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$ }9 C3 `# S# ]! y8 Z1 V6 T# _Criminal:' R; R4 `3 f6 L% u
*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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Politician:4 L8 O9 K  h# ~% g4 ]6 r; F. P
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confidence after.*: c# C- A- ^! `1 I2 V4 k
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*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills% j3 S# D; P+ M' q2 N- [9 \
you with his bills.*# D* T' b" U0 W
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Boss:! E3 e% h6 T: g6 P& J
*Someone who is early when you are late and late8 t6 e- K% ^# g- L5 z
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!!!!
! p$ C& T) r/ S' OI love it, the English humour! 3 D* Y- z' O0 M! j; I- F
So black!
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