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时间：2015-08-21 04:51:28

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 　　Author James Thurber depended on words for entertainment.

　　作家詹姆士.瑟伯用词来消遣。
　　He told me once about a trick he played on a nurse during one of his hospital stays. He asked her what a seven-letter word had three U’s in it. She thought and then said, “I don’t know, but it must be unusual!”
　　他曾经告诉我有一次住院时在一个护士身上所开的玩笑。他问她一个7个字母的单词有三个U的是哪一个。她想了想，然后说：“我不知道，不过这个单词准是unusual(异乎寻常的)!”

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0 author ROHyS     
n.作者，创造者；vt.创造，写作
参考例句：
  • She is a very famous author in America.在美国她是一位大名鼎鼎的作家。
  • The author of this popular novel is blind.这本畅销小说的著作人是位盲人。
0 depended f993d5807412e06170080560ce090788     
v.依靠( depend的过去式和过去分词 )；依赖；信赖；决定于
参考例句：
  • Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood. 岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。
  • A lantern depended from the ceiling. 一盏灯悬挂在天花板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 during Dr7x3     
prep.在…期间，在…时候
参考例句：
  • What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
  • London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。
0 entertainment f375dbeedcce5e6b40c0720a5b26d3e5     
n.娱乐，乐趣，快乐，招待；娱乐业
参考例句：
  • The city offers many forms of entertainment.这个城市提供各种娱乐。
  • Playing card is an entertainment.打牌是一种娱乐。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 hospital IccxB     
n.医院
参考例句：
  • Please take me to the hospital.请送我到医院。
  • She found herself in hospital.发现自己躺在医院里。
0 nurse eHzxM     
n.护士；褓姆，奶妈；v.看护，照顾；栽培
参考例句：
  • How long have you been a nurse?你当护士几年了？
  • She is dressed in white like a nurse.她穿着白衣服，像个护士。
0 once hIFxB     
adv.一次，曾经；conj.一旦；n.一次
参考例句：
  • We met once a week.我们每周见面一次。
  • I once went round the world.我曾周游过世界。
0 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
0 stays 9e6d6bcf82afec816232519dd8fbf7b8     
n.胸衣；停留，停止( stay的名词复数 )；继续处于某种状态v.停留，停止( stay的第三人称单数 )；继续处于某种状态
参考例句：
  • She always stays cool, calm and collected in a crisis. 她在危急关头总是很冷静镇定，处之泰然。
  • She's a glutton for work.She stays late every evening. 她是个工作狂，每天都很晚才下班。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 thought 1oMwg     
n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
  • She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
0 trick jmMw9     
n.诡计，欺诈，谋略，恶作剧；癖好；决窍；vt.戏弄，欺骗，装饰；vi. 哄骗
参考例句：
  • Don't try to trick me!不要欺骗我！
  • He has played me a trick.他跟我开了个玩笑。
0 unusual EjVwA     
adj.不平常的，异常的；与众不同的，独特的
参考例句：
  • I saw an unusual white elephant.我看到一只罕见的白象。
  • This little house is extremely unusual.这小房子相当不寻常。
0 word efVw7     
n.词，单词，话语，消息，诺言；vt.用词，措辞
参考例句：
  • How do you spell this word?你怎么拼写这个单词？
  • She hasn't said a word all morning.她一上午都没说一句话。
0 words se0zHk     
n.字( word的名词复数 )；（说的）话；诺言；口令
参考例句：
  • What were his actual words? 他的原话是什么？
  • Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。