 鲜花( 152)  鸡蛋( 1)
|
Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?7 b H$ j9 F/ ]5 t- g6 K
3 k2 V- x+ z5 M0 ? {) |; E1 D$ fLet's face it
6 A r$ T% o. s3 x* B4 O4 KEnglish is a stupid language.
% A* e% O" @- x, n7 NThere is no egg in the eggplant3 Z v$ o" f* @
No ham in the hamburger
9 x3 u8 B: Z. B% |2 E0 A- g$ m4 VAnd neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.1 U+ F3 q4 g0 F' l/ z
English muffins were not invented in England( d- b# l! k! H
French fries were not invented in France.( k2 L8 l6 V! ~+ o4 W* {
: N3 m+ ^$ g' Q+ ]9 B4 o& AWe sometimes take English for granted
0 p# g7 J [/ y. N$ }& ]But if we examine its paradoxes we find that$ S) a4 B- M1 {2 z: m$ J
Quicksand takes you down slowly
: D! r% }4 G& F4 U0 T& OBoxing rings are square7 `- ]' r8 d) p. N
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. ( J; b: R, ?" A* `: ]4 \
; L* z. y! Z; k( L+ k# R6 `If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
# [1 q/ @5 u' p# ], ~4 LIf the plural of tooth is teeth
& R/ m8 f/ v6 l6 WShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
3 i5 M# P+ I5 [, b9 q, R) NIf the teacher taught,8 Q" z z+ z- q" J) ]" i& a
Why didn't the preacher praught.
% C! ?; F$ I/ W. E$ V' M, O% F& A$ p* a, i. n
If a vegetarian eats vegetables. k( r; n$ i; h/ ~) S- R
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?; q# }! H* y: k3 Y5 R5 Z3 _ D
Why do people recite at a play; l t2 T0 s4 y% l, s8 S. L: z
Yet play at a recital?
0 i+ X0 W! |- cPark on driveways and! h v% N6 C8 n/ S1 n
Drive on parkways9 V: ?4 D. _, F5 ]4 [2 U! Z4 [
. w* ?2 }3 \' f" o5 B+ F2 pYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
* X' I" M1 P8 x, v# AOf a language where a house can burn up as& h3 S& T) T. e: E
It burns down' ^% j O7 X6 _
And in which you fill in a form
, P3 a, a8 _; K$ ?' [. dBy filling it out
# r. e8 J/ n+ |) NAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!
$ I/ N2 {4 z4 ]$ v6 d$ ?0 l& W8 B) h3 h$ d/ Q" c
English was invented by people, not computers! M/ C2 Z% G& m$ u
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
4 Z& Q1 _( m5 B" U(Which of course isn't a race at all)6 ]7 G- w* |7 Q( c4 b1 w5 L
6 h/ j) Y9 y. S) P3 f* ZThat is why% |' h& ^8 L5 S& ~( M
When the stars are out they are visible5 @3 [0 h- `, Y' i8 g, c
But when the lights are out they are invisible: Q C7 A+ V& q9 S: r/ o& ?
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
$ @8 `2 z$ H0 ~" }4 z7 }1 mIt starts
, ~! M4 ?: b/ P2 B" [. GBut when I wind up this observation,
7 w Y. w S- E3 X4 f: p jIt ends. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2008-11-17 16:24
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2008-11-17 18:40
楼主
