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发表于 2009-2-26 02:56:37
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openhanded
\OH-puhn-HAN-did\, adjective
1. giving freely; generous
2. done with an open hand
1. 大方的,不吝啬的;豪爽的
2. 摊着手的
From his mother's mother he inherited a sense of fete and a gift for cosmopolitan and open-handed hospitality.
~John Russell, A Magnificent Mischief-Maker, New York Times, July 27, 1997
Lucius remembers his father as a warmhearted, larger-than-life but openhanded man.
~Janet Burroway, Still Looking for Mr. Watson, New York Times, November 23, 1997
by 1593, open + handed
Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves - and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves either.
~Helen Keller
许多人几乎不了解在他们经验以外的东西。他们只看见内部——没发现任何东西!然后得出结论说,外面什么也没有。
——海伦·凯勒
What word can you make shorter by adding to it?
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