The Playwright's Plumber There was a playwrite, who at the plea of his publisher, pledged to write a pleasing, yet plaushible story about plight of a plump plumber who wore plumage. The story went something like this: The plumber was replacing a pipe...
171. The platitudinous priest老调重弹的牧师 pioneer-platitudinous There was a priest who, because of his plainspoken sermons, was considered pioneering in his field. When he gave his sermons, he would use plain language to avoid platitude and...
170. The barstool pest酒巴高脚凳上的害虫 pertinent-pinpoint A man sitting in a bar noticed a beautiful woman a few stools down. The physiological possibilities of this sort of phenomena pervaded the mans mind and pierced his thoughts. He tur...
169. The perpetual plastic永久塑料 perishable-persuasive There was a scientist, an inventor of plastics, who received permission from the personnel department of his laboratory to invent a permeable plastic. He persevered in his efforts day after...
168. The penury percussionist贫困的打击乐乐手 pendant-perish There was a percussionist on the San Francisco Peninsula, who pursued perfection in every performance. In addition to practicing her percussion instruments daily, she would, despite...
167. The prince and pauper of pedagogy教育领域内的王子和乞丐 pathetic-penchant There once was a teacher whose pedagogy was the peak of instruction. Peerless in his pedagogic performance, he felt that his students were his patrons and that...
166. A very passionate research physicist激情洋溢的物理学家 parameter-path Russian-born Alex Bronsky was a passionate researcher in the area of particle physics. His work was of paramount importance in his life, and the parameters of his res...
Escape Routes While the Warsaw Pact was at full strength, life in Eastern Europe was less than palatable for much of the population. At that time,Western planes would often drop pamphlets describing a life of luxury on the other side.It was easy for...
164. Overwrought and overtired过度紧张和过度劳累 overflow-packed They like to overload us with work, those guys. I am beginning to feel like a pack animal, Bob Crowther exclaimed during the lunch break. Whats more, the food they serve us is...
An Outspoken Crusader for Consumer Rights Peter Owens was an outspoken opponent of anything that smacked of Big Business.It's outrageous! The bigger those appartment store chains get, the more overbearing their attitudes become and the more they are...