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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:5 @) E4 i: G+ ?! {$ y1 W
*Future tense of marriage*/ F* w) d. c/ `
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Cigarette:/ F* O3 S7 V+ Q/ n! Y& p3 S6 [# X* n
*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire3 f6 c; [" M+ ^5 a, U6 T
at one end and a fool on the other. *
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Lecture:: n1 o, j0 T3 K" c1 ^
*An art of transferring information from the3 b/ L/ M- i/ m0 N2 L4 g$ S$ d- p8 A% A
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the/ b$ o, q% U: B4 T* |  l/ l% G
students without passing through the minds
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8 E9 @) v9 h/ ^) p/ B- LCompromise:
$ S' \0 O. \; f  d( \*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that
! i# \+ ?1 h7 _7 s4 Q- j( i. O6 f7 Aeverybody believes he got the biggest piece.*: j/ G5 j, H* S1 `9 ~
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Tears:! _1 y2 p# h4 V4 Z. E) F
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power* V& `: _1 y, h
is defeated by feminine water power.*0 h5 B* \: N# {8 j$ f2 m, s
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* M2 Y1 E+ w1 IDictionary:
" {/ b% t; R0 S- b*A place where success comes before work.*
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; B& d" Z& J2 U" e0 YConference Room:& l- F! ?" L4 T# {
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens+ N3 k* f4 y' q2 o+ A9 |1 A
and everybody disagrees later on.*3 B$ D& H0 h9 D) _
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Classic:5 _) S# e3 C/ B4 M3 W* v0 t
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*  x. E1 m( |9 `! _
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Smile:3 Z) Y  l. ^* Z
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*
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Office:5 ?/ y! K6 _9 _% K( N% K9 ]
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home
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7 k" ~. e5 ?: r, T. w6 V6 a2 M; C$ bYawn:
% k3 C4 E0 o2 I*The only time some married men ever get to open their
, H9 U) I4 N! Q; l( P% Amouth.*
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Etc:
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you actually do.*5 R& D0 K/ e" E4 |: t
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0 q" {+ k) e! X$ n+ K- \Committee:
/ `% Q4 J( `& n0 a*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
/ _) I/ }+ [; \5 U! {sit to decide that nothing can be done together.*5 u: J" j" c) m

. Z& ]$ b) \2 Y) XExperience:+ N: Y) Z& A3 x# S; L3 e: B
*The name men give to their mistakes.*) k0 r' R6 m) ?/ d. ~

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8 v) c* O1 `% j6 n/ a' U, w6 ?8 XAtom Bomb:0 k) ~: j8 ^7 k& Q, @
*An invention to end all inventions.*
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Philosopher:" H2 J, l; M# t  A- h
*A fool who torments himself during life, to be
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Diplomat:. q: U  l) |6 [; s9 n1 _) f) @
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way+ I2 L7 ~: z4 ^
that you actually look forward to the trip.*' d2 Q# ~' M$ \& d$ C' \2 s/ x
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Opportunist:  e6 a3 B* j3 R  y
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally
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Optimist:
9 \; b2 K8 p; F*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
& \; H+ I" v* H) @' n0 T1 T! B4 W' c3 xmidway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *
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! v1 ~' e! d1 GMiser:, M$ V+ J5 {" w; s
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*8 ^# R# D% C9 W4 u, [6 X8 O0 U, Q. J

" z9 m% J; j5 c+ B* dFather:% J; [- J' q, D1 `0 _8 L
*A banker provided by nature.*- J3 B, E( u4 w- c, X' Q3 }

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Criminal:  _3 t0 ^2 S7 M; z8 t0 T
*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got
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9 P1 A' x. I, j% L4 S0 h3 v+ uPolitician:
. s5 E4 y& I: [) R*One who shakes your hand before elections and your
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Doctor:7 g# P( @1 l- t$ l
*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
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$ T# G  j" o0 ^% }- E" FBoss:3 c9 r+ s0 k7 x! k: _2 K/ k2 Q
*Someone who is early when you are late and late7 @# b8 L8 J7 s1 }, l7 s) m
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!!!!
1 ]. S9 P! ^4 pI love it, the English humour! " _) U% F% A+ \5 g
So black!
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发表于 2007-9-24 17:12 | 显示全部楼层
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