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The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven. He's met by the reception committee, and after a whirlwind tour he is told that he can enjoy any of the myriad1 of recreations available.
He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text of the Holy Scriptures2, so he spends the next eon or so learning languages. After becoming a linguistic3 master, he sits down in the library and begins to pour over every version of the Bible, working back from most recent "Easy Reading" to the original script.
All of a sudden there is a scream in the library. The Angels come running in only to find the Pope huddled4 in his chair, crying to himself and muttering, "An 'R'! The scribes left out the 'R'." A particularly concerned Angel takes him aside, offering comfort, asks him what the problem is and what does he mean.
After collecting his wits, the Pope sobs5 again, "It's the letter 'R'. They left out the 'R'. The word was supposed to be CELEBRATE!"
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adj.无数的;n.无数,极大数量 | |
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scriptures
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经文,圣典( scripture的名词复数 ); 经典 | |
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linguistic
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adj.语言的,语言学的 | |
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huddled
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挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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sobs
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啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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