Strange

时间：2006-09-01 09:48:05

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A lawyer named Strange died, and his friend asked the tombstone maker1 to inscribe2 on his tombstone, "Here lies Strange, an honest man, and a lawyer."

The inscriber3 insisted that such an inscription4 would be confusing, for passers-by would tend to think that three men were buried under the stone. However he suggested an alternative. He would inscribe, "Here lies a man who was both honest and a lawyer."

"That way, whenever anyone walked by the tombstone and read it, they would be certain to remark, 'That's Strange.'"


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1 maker DALxN     
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
  • He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
  • A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
2 inscribe H4qyN     
v.刻；雕；题写；牢记
参考例句：
  • Will you inscribe your name in the book?能否请你在这本书上签名？
  • I told the jeweler to inscribe the ring with my name.我叫珠宝商把我的名字刻在那只戒指上。
3 inscriber 672402bc780d12bc57c74763c48989d3     
记录器；虚部
参考例句：
4 inscription l4ZyO     
n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文
参考例句：
  • The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
  • He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。

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