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Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?2 n: w1 I' k0 l6 O& c+ K4 \8 X! d; ^
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Let's face it$ U ?9 w# N7 `' D
English is a stupid language.4 n2 _8 j6 D$ S' e& f" s; ?9 N! H
There is no egg in the eggplant
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And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
; n5 a) e, d/ T1 lEnglish muffins were not invented in England
- ]! z( C! m4 {; A& ?# V% uFrench fries were not invented in France.
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We sometimes take English for granted
5 L! ]) a9 v& bBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
5 D& A6 f/ ]) RQuicksand takes you down slowly
$ d% i/ G) S( {/ i7 fBoxing rings are square
0 h' d% f" L6 ~. _And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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7 U: z: i4 ~, y& h& _& FIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
. s# w8 @% g0 u1 K& R* oIf the plural of tooth is teeth
! f# T; Y3 [) n: B2 c- `! M( KShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
9 D& b8 `( @" T( Z! mIf the teacher taught,
$ [: {/ Z4 y. K1 T% V9 x) R) aWhy didn't the preacher praught.! B4 z, o# U: m' v# }
+ O, O) b/ {) B2 {! Z( tIf a vegetarian eats vegetables( X1 l. r1 R7 A- \" I6 |$ v
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?% q% w+ i' Y9 Y" D/ J
Why do people recite at a play
0 f5 f* i$ ~/ r# ~" w a- X8 wYet play at a recital?
" V: k- l& ]7 _8 G$ UPark on driveways and% u6 t% ^# i9 I+ A5 A4 B
Drive on parkways, w" @3 d2 m3 e2 F9 ~- d8 i5 e" X
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You have to marvel at the unique lunacy; U& @0 Y i# P* j7 T! T _* K
Of a language where a house can burn up as; g5 _7 q- D+ f; e, b% w. y( {4 O
It burns down8 n6 r( H, @) t- K p' A5 _
And in which you fill in a form
1 S# ]6 i# B+ O9 X2 h$ h5 BBy filling it out
8 R& B# U* A9 u, l4 ?5 j3 v. YAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!5 G) o8 ~$ m, H) m: y4 J
0 T6 x7 T- c+ \/ cEnglish was invented by people, not computers
8 q; S9 M m3 {And it reflects the creativity of the human race" b. S. {7 I; N$ y
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
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4 e4 l/ R! Y& M( k# l6 }0 D0 E4 |That is why) |+ F: k u1 `6 z+ k% J8 g! c$ D6 `
When the stars are out they are visible
8 {. F: V) T& j& _But when the lights are out they are invisible
2 C. ?4 S: [, t* m# q; ]- jAnd why it is that when I wind up my watch
3 s' j. n8 ^* k+ N$ m" x# QIt starts% k6 J* {+ E/ E1 ]/ S
But when I wind up this observation,; L$ Y' j8 t) ]5 c, Y. |9 j
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