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我们玩了一个关于职业和花园植物的文字游戏，大家根据职业特点来猜植物名称，玩得很开心。例如，兽医种狗木和猫薄荷，化妆师种郁金香，管道工种韭菜，珠宝商种胡萝卜，眼科医生种鸢尾花，护士种脐橙或血橙。这个游戏很有趣，也体现了人们的创造力。

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This chapter presents a word game where different professions are associated with plants based on puns. For example, a veterinarian might plant dogwood and catnip, a makeup artist plants tulips, and a plumber plants leeks.
  • Word game based on puns
  • Different professions associated with plants
  • Examples: Veterinarian-dogwood and catnip, Makeup artist-tulips, Plumber-leeks

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The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece of legislation. Plus, the language of yoga teachers: When doing a guided meditation, you may hear your instructor speaking in a kind of continuous present, with phrases like Sitting comfortably and Breathing deeply instead of the simple imperatives to Sit comfortably and Breathe deeply. These are participles with a purpose, and linguists have a term for it: the politeness progressive. Finally, why CAN'T you have your cake and eat it, too? Also: Book it!, the language of falconry, acronames, how to pronounce brooch, broach the subject, at loggerheads, a brain-teasing game for science fans and another one for gardeners, and the many meanings of hickey. And hey, Don't go visiting with one arm as long as the other!

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