Change of jobs

时间：2007-08-09 01:57:19

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A judge in his golden years decided¹ that retirement² had become too boring. So he volunteered as a librarian at his local library branch.

A week later, his supervisor³, a stern woman in her sixties, called him into her office.

She cleared her throat and said, "You know, I appreciate that when you were a judge you were stern with lawbreakers. And you carry that with you to your new job, which is commendable⁴. But when someone owes an overdue⁵ fine, you can't just..."

The judge interupted... "I had to throw the book at him or he would think I was soft."

"I know," said the librarian, "but the Oxford⁶ English Dictionary?"

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1 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 retirement
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。 I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

3 supervisor
n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师
参考例句：
Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。 He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

4 commendable
adj.值得称赞的
参考例句：
The government's action here is highly commendable.政府这样的行动值得高度赞扬。 Such carping is not commendable.这样吹毛求疵真不大好。

5 overdue
adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的
参考例句：
The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。 The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

6 Oxford
n.牛津（英国城市）
参考例句：
At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。 This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。