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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
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$ x% y5 {2 x7 ?0 S; J9 n) L! X/ a*Divorce:# I/ g8 [: [) o: i/ j2 H( w$ X
*Future tense of marriage*( S1 b8 r4 m& Z- d) E

' r5 Z7 w: O. `, GCigarette:
3 B9 J+ A  C8 f& M" T; B*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire
6 [  s, z- N$ l  l! Zat one end and a fool on the other. *1 J( _& \2 i) i( [+ Q' i3 p
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Lecture:
, _, C6 j, |0 Q+ R*An art of transferring information from the9 w+ q. x. c9 e0 T) }, L. a. N
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the
, V- f* h, o% r$ D8 _students without passing through the minds9 o. `! P8 ]5 S+ Y
of either.*
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0 s5 p+ n$ w: `5 b. f- G) q& VCompromise:) f1 k' Q$ m: j- a  V" |! c
*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that* M- O0 ?. r1 P: B0 z( {4 h
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*. B5 q' H! P) [0 [9 [
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Tears:  Z& J+ m$ @! {& m
*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power+ r9 x  Z. ~" G, S2 j4 r$ I7 L
is defeated by feminine water power.*
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Dictionary:1 \1 K! }3 t/ r: k6 Q/ v+ E/ k6 m
*A place where success comes before work.*% z* ]6 S/ P6 O3 o3 a- ~* {3 P
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Conference Room:* v; z/ f) J/ t5 A
*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens- w, R6 c* E  \
and everybody disagrees later on.*
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Classic:6 x2 r$ {/ z7 U
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*8 S. k& M4 S8 Q$ p, @
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Smile:" i& H; Y/ l  g" ?' t/ n- G( j
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*! ?* G( E& Y) w8 V" o
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) o5 \+ e* S2 o/ Q" A5 H. n0 D9 [Office:( ?; t$ q: I2 l& [# g
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home
" D: z2 y) f; {3 Ylife.*% H$ n: N' z$ J& d' S( b
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Yawn:
0 x8 F1 g, j/ G9 \; V1 J*The only time some married men ever get to open their7 o. `1 }  y, f1 D* i$ H5 \
mouth.*1 t8 H" v  G; F7 J9 v
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*A sign to make others believe that you know more than
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Committee:
4 f1 v! h/ w8 A*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
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6 G5 M+ N/ Y, I3 ]/ d0 V* ^2 mExperience:
/ f1 \! ^; ^% p* E  X2 E% G*The name men give to their mistakes.*
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*An invention to end all inventions.*( A+ [: N9 \( R! e: ]# R& `
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Philosopher:
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spoken of when dead.*
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Diplomat:$ Y# G; x/ }2 ^6 |
*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way
  D- H2 y* @( w6 R4 Ithat you actually look forward to the trip.*
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" j" u5 |1 {5 a  p% |1 I" [Opportunist:$ I9 `2 S: l- d  ~: _  V
*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally* H# G  v5 |6 F# P9 e
falls into a river.*
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+ T, Z  o0 f" B- C; B& k- jOptimist:
8 u/ p2 Z, Q1 ]*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in3 J' ~- e# e) ~8 K0 o# H$ R. o1 l( v
midway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *( P& k3 @& `6 b8 i
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Miser:# a" B3 H; @2 s* c# R
*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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Father:
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/ X- I! s; U$ G" c& K*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got& R% J! z" Q% @# ?+ G! y/ j
caught.*
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1 R! v% ]8 k8 k, p* k, J0 |Politician:9 L+ q% B; g# f5 \7 p7 }  [: u/ f
*One who shakes your hand before elections and your" k" n* U8 b, D( W6 L
confidence after.*8 O/ ^6 Y: a% ^- b# {

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9 k2 s( z) [  gDoctor:
: ?+ _, R$ U* Q1 b6 `7 ]" W*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
$ C3 O! I! `8 x& Gyou with his bills.*
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*Someone who is early when you are late and late
3 x+ h- L9 w9 j& H4 j* V- Awhen 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!!!!' r- A$ \4 ~8 q. [* X0 h
I love it, the English humour!
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