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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 shining sea            谁能够 划船不用浆                                    
            And                                                                     
            The blue sky               谁能够 扬帆没有风向                                 
            Share                                                                      
            The same  color                                                                 

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