English language

billzhao

Have you ever wondered why foreigners have trouble with the English Language?
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Let's face it
English is a stupid language.
% p( e) l, e6 f6 AThere is no egg in the eggplant
3 U2 p/ K/ S8 ?No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England
5 f; {+ I( Z& a0 Q7 d( ]French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted
1 b& h- c$ C. H- IBut if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
( }% f9 X" v0 F3 P$ tAnd a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
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6 J, t  u# C8 U$ wIf writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
+ g3 j" t9 H4 a3 TIf the plural of tooth is teeth
  W* _+ p* @3 D4 HShouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
6 }( E  d( K" V- lIf the teacher taught,
Why didn't the preacher praught.
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If a vegetarian eats vegetables
- b: H# C5 J$ P5 }0 y3 U7 B8 uWhat the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
8 v! ^. x9 ~) _. ^Why do people recite at a play
Yet play at a recital?
8 `8 y/ s! p) |% P+ uPark on driveways and
Drive on parkways
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9 \4 H( s2 N7 }9 h) [+ LYou have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
, m9 d7 i3 |* s4 BIt burns down
And in which you fill in a form
- ~1 l; |* F; Y6 BBy filling it out
* l6 |0 o& c+ W+ Q% z9 y/ jAnd a bell is only heard once it goes!

English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)

* A- {4 ]2 T# k' j/ cThat is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
6 }. q/ D5 q; Q) N9 [It starts
+ S; D8 y+ D9 n. P7 s, CBut when I wind up this observation,
  g; R2 Z+ O5 Q! i# C4 IIt ends.

YZSUNNY

suvescape

我看了几行,就看不下去了.
1) 第一行, 为什么用Have? 不用现在时? 直接用现在时表达当前的意思! 用have,现在完成时,是典型的中国教学出来的思维.
2)还是第一行, 用... trouble in learning English. 你写出你的句子,就是LINK3水平.
3)第二句: Let's face it. 可笑,可笑. 当然意思可以看的懂,但是写出这话, LINK2水平.
5 |0 @2 n) q5 k3 o7 V4) 下一句: stupid 是太口语话了.如果要讽刺他,又带一些正式文章色彩,可以用not as ... as 来表达.
其他的,我就不看了.好象LZ最近在学习E文. 你贴写文章出来,我帮你修改修改.虽然我也不行,但是可以帮你一些.

suvescape

应该是西方语系中最好学的一门外语了.

没心没肺

billzhao

原帖由 suvescape 于 2008-11-17 21:08 发表
我看了几行,就看不下去了.
1) 第一行, 为什么用Have? 不用现在时? 直接用现在时表达当前的意思! 用have,现在完成时,是典型的中国教学出来的思维.
2)还是第一行, 用... trouble in learning English. 你写出你的句子 ...

谦虚使人进步。不看完怎么知道文章的精髓呢？
  G- H2 \/ m6 D! w  d8 S5 z; e实话讲，这个文章还真不是中国人写的。所以并不是只有中国人才犯语法错误

lington

能写出此文的人，一定是深得英文精髓。幽默，有趣。

小柔

我觉得这篇文章还是写的蛮好的。是楼主自己写的吗？如果是转帖应该注明出处吧。

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