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发信人: yangs (Microsea永不止息), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年10月20日07:50:20 星期天), 站内信件
quack
Definition: An incompetent doctor; someone who pretends to have medical know
ledge but does not.
Example: 1) I'm afraid my doctor may be a quack. He told me that the best wa
y to cure a cold is to eat a cheese sandwich while standing on my head!
Etymology: Derived from a Dutch word, 'quacksalver', which refers to someone
who sells worthless potions and remedies. ('Quack' is also the sound that a
duck makes.)
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The blue sky 谁能够 扬帆没有风向
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