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发信人: yangs (Microsea), 信区: English
标  题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年03月03日08:54:24 星期天), 站内信件


snail mail  
 
 
 
Definition: Letters sent through the post office; mail that is carried,
 as opposed to e-mail. 

Example: 1) It can take a week to send a letter by snail mail.  

Etymology: A 'snail' is a very slow-moving creature. This slang phrase 
mocks the slowness of regular mail and implicitly compares it to the 
speed of e-mail. 
 
 


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            The shining sea            马可以 划船不用浆                                    
            And                                                                     
            The blue sky               马可以 扬帆没有风向                                 
            Share                                                                     
            The same  color            马到成功!!!                                                       

※ 来源:·哈工大紫丁香 bbs.hit.edu.cn·[FROM: dsp.hit.edu.cn]
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