第64章在七十寿辰宴会上的讲话（1）
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乔治·萧伯纳GeeBernardShaw
乔治·萧伯纳（1856—1950），爱尔兰作家、戏剧家和政论家，出身于都柏林一个公务员之家，曾当过抄写员、会计，赴伦敦后开始从事创作。1925年获诺贝尔文学奖，他的主要作品有《巴巴拉上校》《苹果车》《圣女贞德》等。
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1。stitutionaladj。宪法规定的，合乎宪法的；宪法的；体质上的，生来的
2。isen。妥协，折中方法
3。capitalismn．资本主义（制度）；资本（或财富）的拥有；资本（私人占有和生产盈利）的支配地位
4。promulgatev。宣扬（某事物）；传播；公布，颁布（法令、新法律等）
5。absurdityn。极端无理性，悖理；荒谬；谬论；荒谬的行为
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osedtothattheory。Socialism，whichisperfectlydunmistakable，saysthethingyouhavegottotakecareofisyourdistributioobeginrivateproperty，ifitstandsinthewayofgooddistribution，hasgottogo。
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